Multiple reports say Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto launches an unexpected effort to centralize commodity exports, prompting concerns among investors and confusion even within his own administration. Bloomberg reports that in early May, Prabowo summoned a small group of his most trusted advisers at his home in south Jakarta to discuss ways to raise revenue as higher oil prices strain Indonesia’s finances. The Japan Times describes the move as Prabowo’s biggest crackdown on tycoons, framed around shifting commodity export arrangements to the state. The reports add that the sudden policy direction rattles markets, with investors reacting to the prospect of greater government intervention in the sector. While the outlets focus on different implications—Bloomberg emphasizes the internal briefing and revenue pressure, and The Japan Times highlights the crackdown and investor reaction—both describe the same broad sequence: Prabowo’s leadership initiates a surprise export-related policy shift, it disquiets markets, and it also shocks senior officials who are not prepared for the scope of the change.