It holds Indonesia’s economy in its accounts and once again is the talk of the town. The hot gossip this week is that Cacuk Sudarijanto is on his way out as head of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA). And who is on the way in? Widigdo Sukarman, they say.

A recent report to this effect, immediately denied by the government, caused a storm of controversy. Like recently appointed Finance Minister Prijadi Praptosuhardjo, Sukarman