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Businesses hope for Sri Mulyani’s return as finance minister
After a meeting with the president-elect in Jakarta on Monday, Sri Mulyani said Prabowo had asked her to serve as finance minister again.
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Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati arrives at the annual session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) at the legislative complex in Jakarta on Aug. 16, 2024. (AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba)
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oreign and local business groups say they would welcome the reappointment of Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati in president-elect Prabowo Subianto’s cabinet, given her proven track record in the job and the value of consistent policymaking.
Sri Mulyani was among dozens of politicians and public figures summoned by Prabowo on Monday evening for closed-door meetings in his Kertanegara residence in Jakarta to finalize his cabinet lineup.
After the meeting, Sri Mulyani said Prabowo had asked her to serve as finance minister again.
Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara and Deputy Finance Minister Thomas “Tommy” Djiwandono were also called to Kertanegara on Tuesday. A new figure, Anggito Abimanyu, currently a lecturer at Gadjah Mada University, may join the two in Prabowo’s cabinet as a third deputy minister.
No official announcement on the composition of Prabowo’s cabinet is expected until Sunday.
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Sri Mulyani and Prabowo had reportedly been at odds in Jokowi’s cabinet over budgetary issues, particularly defense spending.
