By Resty Woro Yuniar
Indonesia must tighten oversight of Chinese-funded infrastructure projects to maximise their economic benefits while guarding against debt risk, environmental harm and lack of transparency, according to a new report by leading policy researchers.
The study by US-based AidData and Indonesian think tank Foreign Policy Talks draws on more than two decades of investment data and urges Jakarta to play a more assertive role in ensuring that such projects deliver long-term public benefit.
While the…