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Indonesia's Central Bank Governor Perry Warjiyo speaks during a press conference at the Bank Indonesia's headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2024. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

JAKARTA, July 27 (Reuters) - Bank ​Indonesia Governor Perry ‌Warjiyo has stepped down from his role, ​Indonesia's State Secretariat ​Minister Prasetyo Hadi said ⁠on Monday.

President Prabowo ​Subianto has accepted Warjiyo's ​resignation, the minister said.

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Destry Damayanti, a senior deputy ​governor at BI, ​has been appointed as interim ‌governor. ⁠Destry said that Warjiyo had stepped down for personal reasons.

Warjiyo ​was ​first ⁠appointed as governor in 2018. He ​was reappointed ​for ⁠a second five-year term in 2023.

Reporting by ⁠Gayatri ​Suroyo, Bernadette ​Christina Munthe and Fransiska Nangoy; ​Editing by John Mair

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