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Indonesia's Budget Cuts & A New Sovereign Wealth Fund

Erin Cook, Journalist for Southeast Asian Affairs

25-Feb-25 08:30

Indonesia's Budget Cuts & A New Sovereign Wealth Fund

Four months as Indonesia's new president, Prabowo Subianto, has already announced sweeping budget cuts across various ministries and institutions, sparking widespread protests among Indonesian youths. It has also affected civil servants. Erin Cook, a Journalist for Southeast Asian Affairs, shares her insights into these issues as well as how the new sovereign wealth fund, Danantara, are shaping conversations there.

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Produced by: Aisalli Ayub

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam


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Categories:  politics,  government,  international,  controversies,  corruption

Tags:  student protests,  danantara,  prabowo subianto,  budget cuts,  indonesia,  sovereign wealth fund, 


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