New Bank Indonesia Chief Faces Test of Driving Growth While Defending Autonomy

Prabowo Subianto’s efforts to reshape Indonesia’s economy are reaching their limits. Wary of a renewed run on the rupiah, the president picked an orthodox economist and monetary insider to helm the central bank. It would be to the nation’s benefit if he can curb his instinct to…

When Destry Damayanti was appointed Indonesia’s acting central bank governor two weeks ago, one of her first meetings that day was at the finance minister’s office.