NO replacement for Burhanuddin Abdullah has yet been found. On Wednesday last week the House of Representatives’ Finance and Banking Commission rejected both government nominees for governor of the central bank: Agus Martowardojo, CEO of Bank Mandiri, and Raden Pardede, Deputy Chairman of the Assets Management Company.

Of 50 Commission members, 21 voted for and 29 against Agus. Raden didn’t get even a single vote. This was the first time pub