JAKARTA — The unrest at the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (KADIN) just a month before President-elect Prabowo Subianto takes office underscores the important role the country's most prominent business lobby group plays in both the political and economic arenas.
An “emergency” congress on Saturday, where Anindya Bakrie was sworn in as chairman, was not recognized by incumbent chairman Arsjad Rasjid and his supporters, leaving the union irreconcilably divided at a crucial time for Southeast Asia's biggest economy.