Indonesia's Prabowo fires finance minister, replaces him with deputy
New Indonesian Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara speaks at an event in Jakarta earlier this month (Indonesian Finance Ministry website)
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Indonesia’s Prabowo replaces finance minister with deputy
Suahasil Nazara had been deputy finance minister since 2019
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Indonesia’s Prabowo replaces finance minister with deputy
Suahasil Nazara had been deputy finance minister since 2019
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· Jee Geronimo
S. Korean won retreats against U.S. dollar ahead of Fed decision
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· The National
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· Nick Toscano
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· Inquirer Mindanao
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· Kang Yoon-seung
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· Matthew Doran
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· Kayla Olaya
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· Amiel M. Cagayan
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