Prabowo Meets Luhut at the Palace, Discusses Economic Situation Amid Global Conflicts

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto received the Chairman of the National Economic Council (DEN) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Tuesday (21/4/2026). The moment of this meeting was also uploaded by Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya via the Instagram account @sekretariat.kabinet. “In the meeting, domestic economic developments and global dynamics were discussed,” Teddy stated in his post. According to him, national economic activities are still considered very well-maintained, but vigilance is still required. In the meeting, Luhut was said to have conveyed several policy scenarios to maintain public purchasing power and ensure the state budget remains controlled. “Including through strengthening government digitalisation (govtech),” Teddy continued. Teddy further explained that the digitalisation of social assistance is currently being trialled in Banyuwangi and will be expanded to 42 regencies/cities. “In line with global dynamics, the government is also looking at opportunities to attract capital flows, especially from the Middle East, through accelerating the formation of the Indonesia Financial Center to strengthen national investment attractiveness,” he added.