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View all search resultsFollowing weeklong protests throughout the country, President Prabowo Subianto reshuffled his cabinet with multiple changes on Monday, which included replacing seasoned finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati with Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, who heads the Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS).
Days after a weekend marked by riots and the ransacking of officials’ houses, including her own, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has sought to reassure the public and investors about the state of the country’s economy and her own role in it.
The central bank has announced a continuation of its burden-sharing scheme with the government and has purchased trillions of rupiah worth of government bonds this year, but an economist questions the legal basis for continuing a policy initially intended as a crisis response.
A lack of satisfying answers on how to reach growth goals set forth in the freshly unveiled 2026 state budget has led economists to conclude that the fiscal document is based more on political ambition rather than on technocratic calculation.
The government is banking on corporate participation to bridge Indonesia’s infrastructure funding gap, but experts warn that strained finances of state-owned construction firms and the current reluctance of private investors to commit to large-scale projects may hinder progress.
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