SBY Continues to Delay New Finance Minister Announcement
16 May 2013 17:00 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono refuses to reveal when the new Finance Minister will be announced. Julian Aldrin Pasha, the President's spokesperson, said that the announcement will be conducted in a proper timing.
Julian also refused to conclude that the President will appoint Chatib Basri, the incumbent Head of Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), as the new Finance Minister. He only stated that he still has not receive any information regarding the matter.
Previously, Hatta Rajasa, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs and the current acting Finance Minister, said that the inauguration was delayed due to the President's tight schedule. Nevertheless, he said that "the inauguration is coming soon."
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