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View all search resultsGlobal tensions, tech shifts put pressure on budget, departing Sri Mulyani warns
Sri Mulyani’s farewell as finance minister comes at a turbulent time as widespread protests and riots over lawmakers’ allowances, injustice and police brutality shook the country in late August.
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Then-finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati speaks during an event about expanding health coverage for all during the IMF-World Bank Group spring meetings at World Bank
headquarters in Washington, DC, on April 18, 2024. (AFP/Mandel NGAN)
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t a handover ceremony at the Finance Ministry on Tuesday, outgoing minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the job was never an easy one, noting the challenges of implementing structural reforms while responding to digital disruption and geopolitical tensions.
“We [myself and all the officials] have managed the state budget and safeguarded the ministry […]. It has never been easy.”
Sri Mulyani, who in the past held senior roles at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, described her years in office as both an honor and a privilege.
She urged her successor, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, and the ministry’s officials to continue securing the state budget as a cornerstone of stability and a key instrument for achieving social justice.
“It was a privilege to serve this country and help President Prabowo Subianto realize the nation’s dream. I am grateful for that,” she said, before apologizing for any shortcomings.
“No ivory is without cracks, no human is perfect. There must have been mistakes while I carried out the mandate. I sincerely apologize.”
She ended her speech with a personal request for privacy. “From now on, I am a private citizen […] Don’t ever tire of loving Indonesia.”
