JAKARTA. The two competing presidential candidates, Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Prabowo Subianto, focused on people-based economy in their second presidential debate held in Grand Melia Hotel in Jakarta, on Sunday evening. The two candidates, however, displayed clear policy differences in the debate broadcast live on Metro TV. “I’m committed to boosting Indonesia’s productivity by supporting small and micro businesses and improving the budgeting systems both at the national and local levels,” said Jokowi, who got the first turn to explain his economic policies in the two-hour debate moderated by Ahmad Erani Yustika, a professor of economics from the Brawijaya University in Malang, East Java. Jokowi further said his experience both as Surakarta mayor and Jakarta governor had made him aware of the importance of giving adequate space for small and micro businesses to grow.
Presidential candidates in second debate
JAKARTA. The two competing presidential candidates, Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Prabowo Subianto, focused on people-based economy in their second presidential debate held in Grand Melia Hotel in Jakarta, on Sunday evening. The two candidates, however, displayed clear policy differences in the debate broadcast live on Metro TV. “I’m committed to boosting Indonesia’s productivity by supporting small and micro businesses and improving the budgeting systems both at the national and local levels,” said Jokowi, who got the first turn to explain his economic policies in the two-hour debate moderated by Ahmad Erani Yustika, a professor of economics from the Brawijaya University in Malang, East Java. Jokowi further said his experience both as Surakarta mayor and Jakarta governor had made him aware of the importance of giving adequate space for small and micro businesses to grow.