Indonesia’s Bali financial hub ‘a matter of survival’: economic tsar
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Economic adviser Luhut Pandjaitan is advocating for Bali to become an international financial centre, framing it as a matter of economic survival. He uses a dramatic anecdote about instability in Abu Dhabi to underscore the urgency. The proposal aims to leverage Bali's global appeal to attract financial services and investment, though details remain unclear.
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Plan championed by high-level political figure Luhut Pandjaitan
Luhut Pandjaitan is President Prabowo Subianto's special adviser and economic tsar.
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A friend sent Luhut a photograph of kamikaze drones over Abu Dhabi with a plea to help them get out.
South China Morning Post- Plan championed by high-level political figure Luhut Pandjaitan
- Framed as 'a matter of survival' by economic tsar
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Loaded language removedBali has “aura” and political titan Luhut Pandjaitan wants to channel it to transform Indonesia’s famed resort island into an international financial centre. But President Prabowo Subianto’s special adviser and economic tsar is not relying on subtle nods to Gen Z slang to sell paradise. Instead, he conjures up a striking image to make his case.
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A friend sent Luhut a photograph of kamikaze drones over Abu Dhabi with a plea to help them get out.
South China Morning PostLuhut Pandjaitan wants to transform Bali into an international financial centre.
South China Morning PostLuhut Pandjaitan is President Prabowo Subianto's special adviser and economic tsar.
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