Mari Elka Pangestu: The 8 Percent Growth Target Is Hard to Achieve Without Increased Investments
Deputy Chair of the National Economic Council Mari Elka Pangestu explains Prabowo’s economic policies and the 8 percent economic growth target.
Praga Utama
January 20, 2025
FOR a decade, Mari Elka Pangestu has been distanced from Indonesia’s government and bureaucracy. Her last position in the government was as Tourism and Creative Economy Minister during the era of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in 2014. For three years, since 2020, Mari has been based in Washington, D.C., serving as the Managing Director at the World Bank.
When the Prabowo Subianto administration began on October 20, 2024, Mari ret
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