Australia has become the first country to officially endorse Indonesia joining the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, with three cabinet ministers writing to their counterparts in Jakarta to confirm Canberra’s support.
Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani is in Paris this week to begin Indonesia’s formal application to join the club of largely wealthy nations.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
