JAKARTA: The winner of this week’s Indonesian presidential election faces serious challenges to keep Southeast Asia’s top economy on track, from cutting fuel subsidies and fighting corruption to revamping creaking infrastructure and boosting spending on the poor.

On top of that he will have to balance a rising tide of economic nationalism that has dimmed the country’s appeal as an investment destination with an urgent need to keep foreign funds flowing.

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