Indonesian president sacks trade minister after palm oil export uproar – Reuters.com

Indonesian president sacks trade minister after palm oil export uproar – Reuters.com

JAKARTA, June 15 (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, sacking the trade minister and announcing a replacement following controversy over a series of policy reversals on palm oil exports.

Zulkifli Hasan, chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) and a former forestry minister, was sworn in as the country's new trade minister, among other changes.

The previous incumbent Muhammad Lutfi oversaw a flip-flop on policies to contain a surge in domestic cooking oil prices, which included a ban on palm oil shipments from the world's biggest exporter. read more