Indonesia central bank governor Perry Warjiyo steps down in surprise move
Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo has resigned unexpectedly, with Deputy Governor Destry Damayanti appointed as interim successor. The move has sparked market concerns regarding the central bank's independence and the country's fiscal management.
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JAKARTA: Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo has stepped down from his role, Indonesia's State Secretariat Minister Prasetyo Hadi said on Monday, a surprise move analysts said could rattle investors worried about the central bank's independence and the country's fiscal management.
President Prabowo Subianto has accepted Warjiyo's resignation, the minister said ahead of the opening of financial markets in Jakarta.
Destry Damayanti, a senior deputy governor at BI, has been appointed as interim governor. Destry said that Warjiyo had stepped down for personal reasons. "Perry Warjiyo's resignation will likely be taken negatively by the market, given he was a steady pair of hands with a good track record," said Angus Mackintosh, an ASEAN specialist, at Aletheia Capital in Singapore.
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