Jakarta, Sept. 9 -- President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday held talks on the state of the national economy with economist and former Bank Indonesia Governor Burhanuddin Abdullah, following the finance minister's replacement.

The meeting took place at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. Abdullah said he shared his views on strengthening synergy between fiscal and monetary policies.

"We talked about a wide range of topics, from fiscal, monetary, and even downstreaming," Abdullah told reporters after the meeting.

Regarding the cabinet reshuffle - which replaced Sri Mulyani Indrawati with Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa as finance minister - Abdullah said the change was necessary and timely. He did not elaborate but stressed the importance of maintain...