APIECE of paper is stuck on the door of a room on the fourth floor of the old Bank Indonesia (BI) building. Written on it are the following words: Financial Transactions Reporting and Analysis Center (PPATK). Looking inside, the situation there is very much as expected. The atmosphere is quite calm, no one is that busy—just like in a normal government office.

This is in spite of the fact that the PPATK should be one of the most importa