Making Up: the Best Part About Tiffs...

It seems the IMF has a new target in its negotiations with the Government of Indonesia—to try and be more friendly than usual. Very appropriate considering several tariffs have been increased, the Bank Indonesia decree has been put on hold and the Coordinating Minister for the Economy has been replaced.

July 10, 2001

FOLLOWING six months during which there has been no noticeable progress, relations between the Government of Indonesia and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have now entered a new phase. The “Hate you but miss you” relationship seems to now be brightening. Perhaps this is because the reins of the IMF in Washington are now held by the German economist Helmut Kohler. It seems that he can really appreciate the aspirations of a develo

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