Arief Ansory

Arief Ansory is a member of the National Economic Council (DEN) in Indonesia, known for advocating the revision of the poverty line calculation methodology to align with international standards. His efforts aim to provide a more accurate representation of poverty statistics, which he argues are currently misleading. In a recent statement, he highlighted the need for a recalibrated poverty line that reflects the reality of living costs, emphasizing that such changes could significantly impact the government's poverty alleviation efforts.