Muhammad Chatib Basri is not a big fan of bureaucracies. “One of the reasons so many Indonesians have become religious,” jokes Indonesia’s 48-year-old finance minister, Jakarta’s ninth in 16 years, ...

Dr. Muhamad Chatib Basri is a former Minister of Finance of Indonesia. Previously he was the Chairman of the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board. Dr. Basri is now the Chairman of the PT Bank ...

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Prabowo Subianto has summoned National Economic Council member Muhammad Chatib Basri to the Presidential Palace in Jakarta today, June 9. Chatib, a prominent economist ...

Better prepared: A woman sells fruits at a market in Jakarta. Former finance minister Chatib says businesses today are better prepared to manage currency volatility, dismissing fears that a weaker ...

What are your preferences regarding the type of investment you would like to attract, and to what extent can the country afford to become more selective in this process? M CHATIB BASRI: We will focus ...