Jakarta, Aug. 11 -- Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa expressed confidence in working alongside Destry Damayanti following her nomination by President Prabowo Subianto as the sole candidate for Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI).

"She has quite a lot of experience, and we are quite close," Purbaya said in Jakarta on Tuesday, when asked about the presidential letter nominating Destry to lead the central bank.

Purbaya noted that he and Destry possess a solid track record of professional collaboration, particularly during his tenure as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners at the Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS).

During that period, Damayanti served as an ex-officio member of the LPS board representing BI.

"We usually coordinate and...