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Connect the dots and a deeper question emerges: Is the country shifting toward a command model of economic governance?
State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi, third right, accompanied by Bank Indonesia (BI) deputy governors, speaks on July 27 during a press conference on the resignation of BI Gov. Perry Warjiyo in Jakarta. (Antara/Marco)
The sudden resignation of Perry Warjiyo from Bank Indonesia (BI) governor post should not be written off as routine personnel turnover. In politics, the real story rarely lies in the event itself, it’s in the surrounding landscape. What looks like a standard administrative change can actually signal a fundamental shift in how a country intends to govern.Over the past few months, President Prabowo Subianto’s administration has revealed a distinct pattern. The free nutritious meal program operates through a centralized chain of command, pushing uniform national targets down to local officials. The Red and White Village Cooperatives initiative follows the exact same top-down blueprint from policy design to nationwide execution. Meanwhile, sovereign wealth fund Danantara has assumed a far more strategic role within the economic ecosystem, including a seat within the country's financial stability coordination framework.
