Prabowo Criticizes Palm Oil and Coal Exporters for Keeping Earnings Offshore
President Prabowo Subianto has criticized palm oil and coal exporters for failing to repatriate export earnings, keeping funds offshore instead. He emphasized the need for these revenues to support domestic economic stability and strengthen national foreign exchange reserves.
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