Indonesias president sacks finance minister, promotes deputy

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News Summary

  • Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa was replaced by his deputy Suahasil Nazara.
  • Purbaya's time in office was marked by economic shocks, including a plummeting rupiah currency.
  • His unconventional policies, which have broken from the country's fiscally conservative approach, were at the centre of growing concerns about how the economy is being run.
  • Fitch and Moody's both downgraded Indonesia's credit rating outlook from stable to negative this year, citing policy uncertainty and fiscal spending plans.

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