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Prabowo mulls over Cabinet reshuffle as Indonesias economy slows: Sources
2025-04-17 02:45:05| Spiritual Career Counseling
JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto is considering replacing some ministers in his Cabinet in the coming months due to their unsatisfactory performance and amid political pressure from his coalition partners. This comes as Indonesia is set to record lower-than-expected economic growth for the first three months of 2025. Three senior government officials told The Straits Times that Mr Prabowos inner circle has suggested he remove weak elements in his six-month-old administration in order to accelerate fulfilling his campaign promises.The move comes amid concerns over a weakening economy and softer consumer spending, given the slew of populist programmes that require massive funding and declining tax revenues, which have driven the rupiah to its weakest level against the US dollar since the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and sent Indonesian stocks tumbling to levels not seen in over a decade.Mr Prabowos pledges include an ambitious target for the country to post annual economic growth...
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