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Prabowo: The Financial Management of Indonesia is Handled by Women, Who Are Usually More Cautious

22 October 2026, 15:16 WIB
Rahel Narda Chaterine,
Tim Kompas.com

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President Prabowo Subianto shares a light moment with the Head of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) General Listyo Sigit Prabowo during the National Coordination Meeting (Rakornas) of the Regional Financial Access Acceleration Team (TPAKD) at JIExpo, Jakarta, on Thursday (22/10/2026).
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President Prabowo Subianto shares a light moment with the Head of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) General Listyo Sigit Prabowo during the National Coordination Meeting (Rakornas) of the Regional Financial Access Acceleration Team (TPAKD) at JIExpo, Jakarta, on Thursday (22/10/2026).()
Writer Rahel Narda Chaterine
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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto stated that the country's financial sector is currently managed by women, referred to colloquially as "emak-emak."

Prabowo made this remark after greeting attendees at the National Coordination Meeting (Rakornas) of the Regional Financial Access Acceleration Team (TPAKD) held at Jiexpo, Jakarta, on Thursday (22/10/2026).

"All the people managing Indonesia's finances are emak-emak," Prabowo noted during his speech.

It is well-known that there are prominent women currently holding strategic positions in the financial sector.

They include the Governor of Bank Indonesia, Destry Damayanti, and the Chairperson of the Financial Services Authority (OJK), Friderica Widyasari Dewi.

According to Prabowo, due to their backgrounds as women, these officials tend to be more cautious.

"Typically, emak-emak are more careful," Prabowo added.



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