JAKARTA - Former Governor of Bank Indonesia Burhanuddin Abdullah said President Prabowo Subianto asked the government to explain the economic conditions and policy measures in more detail.
The statement was made by Burhanuddin after meeting the President at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, Friday, May 22.
According to Burhanuddin, the meeting discussed past experiences that could be lessons in dealing with current economic pressures.
"Just discuss. Past stories, there are events that have happened in the past. Maybe it can be a lesson now," said Burhanuddin.
He said the discussion was not specific about the rupiah, but concerned the impact of global pressure on the economy.
Burhanuddin said there were things that needed to be explained more clearly by the government.
"What are we doing, and where are we now," he said.
He said that handling economic problems requires government coordination, both in terms of fiscal and monetary.
"In the government. So how is the fiscal, how is the monetary, in terms of teamwork, what should it be like to solve this problem," said Burhanuddin.
During the meeting, Burhanuddin admitted that he had conveyed a number of general proposals to the President. He said the President asked the Minister of Finance to think about the input.
"There was a general one that I proposed. But the President asked the Minister of Finance to try to think about the things I think about in the future," he said.
Burhanuddin did not elaborate on the proposal he conveyed.
"Later, later," he said.
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