News Summary

• Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa was sacked as Indonesia's finance minister this week.
• President Prabowo Subianto named his deputy, Suahasil ‌Nazara, to the top finance job.
• Purbaya said he was upset to be removed from his job, but was ‌half expecting the decision.
• His tenure was marked by the ‌fastest economic growth in three years, but also the widest budget deficit in over twenty years outside of the pandemic.