REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Agus Hermanto expressed confidence that the cabinet reshuffle will bring about improvements in various fields, particularly in the economic sector that is currently facing gloomy conditions.

"It is the prerogative of the president to replace his ministers. What he did must have been based on his conviction that it will improve the country's economic conditions," Hermanto remarked at the parliament building on Wednesday.

As the newly appointed coordinating minister for maritime affairs, Rizal Ramli had been active in the economic field, he added, saying the policies he implements will usher in improvements to boost the country's economy.

In addition, the appointment of Darmin Nasution as the coordinating minister for economic affairs also instills new hope for the economy as he, too, had been involved in the economic field for a long time.