Economics
Indonesia’s Widodo Picks Old Hands for New Cabinet
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo turned to members of previous governments and executives from state-owned companies as he named his new cabinet, promoting Bambang Brodjonegoro to finance minister.
Brodjonegoro, who was the deputy finance minister for the last government, joins Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs Sofyan Djalil, a former state-owned enterprises minister, in the top posts to run Southeast Asia’s largest economy. Widodo, known as Jokowi, named them among 34 ministers for his cabinet at the state palace in Jakarta yesterday, after delaying the announcement for a week as he shuffled his pack.