{
  "id": 11356275,
  "title": "Indonesian Finance Minister: 'We are credible'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/indonesian-finance-minister-we-are-credible",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-02T04:30:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-10-02/indonesian-finance-minister-we-are-credible-video"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Indonesia's Finance Minister, Suahasil Nazara, has stated that the country will maintain its 3% GDP budget deficit cap. This announcement was made to reassure investors amidst uncertainty over the currency. Nazara emphasized policy continuity.\n\nReports from other regions also discussed finance ministers' comments. Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem of Ghana and MyJoyOnline Ghana stated that Africa cannot rely solely on government budgets to finance its climate ambitions due to competing demands for public funding. According to the African Development Bank, Africa needs an estimated $2.7 trillion between 2020 and 2030 to implement its climate commitments.\n\nIn a separate meeting, Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari and Qatar Central Bank Governor Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al Thani attended a joint meeting of GCC finance ministers and central bank governors, as reported by Qatar Tribune Business.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
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        "published": "2026-10-01T13:31:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Africa cannot rely on government budgets alone to finance climate ambitions – Deputy Finance Minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/africa-cannot-rely-on-government-budgets-alone-to-finance-climate",
        "published": "2026-10-01T13:51:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Africa cannot rely on government budgets alone to finance climate ambitions – Deputy Finance Minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/africa-cannot-rely-on-government-budgets-alone-to-finance-climate-11220346",
        "published": "2026-10-01T14:55:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Saudi Gazette",
        "title": "Deputy Minister Bawazier leads Saudi delegation at Arab finance ministers meeting in Abu Dhabi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/deputy-minister-bawazier-leads-saudi-delegation-at-arab-finance",
        "published": "2026-10-01T16:17:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}