JakartaPurbaya learned of his firing mid-meeting, by phone.
Suahasil is Indonesia’s third finance minister under Prabowo, unsettling creditors who treat the post as policy continuity.
Purbaya blamed a rotation of hundreds of ministry officials that made him enemies inside the building.
Suahasil Nazara has pledged to hold the legislated 3% deficit limit.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 70+ reports worldwide
- Bloomberg Business
- South China Morning Post
- foregrounds minister's shock at learning removal via phone call, frames transition as attempt to restore financial policy credibility
- TEMPO.CO
- emphasizes institutional continuity with both officials crediting predecessor and calling stakeholder support during transition
Sources: TEMPO.CO, Bloomberg Business, South China Morning Post