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View all search resultsDanantara CEO Rosan Roeslani’s consolidation drive to reduce the number of SOEs from more than 1,000 to just over 200 will only succeed if accompanied by transparent governance, political will and an overdue reset in the business culture at state firms, economists say.
Through policy decrees and institutional restructuring, Prabowo has tightened the state’s authority over fiscal resources and assets, as evident in his push for a more active role for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in key industries and top-down approach to welfare.
A newly revised regulation leans more toward legal protection, even verging on legal immunity, rather than addressing the root causes that have long undermined the performance and integrity of SOEs.
The lack of a checking mechanism for underperforming deputy ministers raises the risk of conflicts of interest for cabinet members holding double positions as state-owned enterprises (SOEs) commissioners, which may undermine the government's overall performance, experts have warned.
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