From Washington with No Commitments

What was the real outcome of the Indonesia-IMF meeting? Why is the rupiah at 9,900 to the US dollar? Is it the end of our economy if relations with the IMF worsen

March 6, 2001

While Indonesians are still wondering what the real outcome of the recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting was, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Rizal Ramli is off again—this time to the Holy Land of Mecca. He went not long after his return from Washington and his purpose was, of course, not just to perform the haj pilgrimage. He is on a mission to immediately report the results of his meetings with US government officials a

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