Banking on Burhanuddin

Burhanuddin Abdullah has become the first BI Governor to be selected in accordance with BI Law No. 23/1999. His priorities: to improve coordination with the government and to reduce interest rates.

May 20, 2003

WHEN Burhanuddin Abdullah was chosen as Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor last Tuesday, those happiest with the decision seemed to be the bank's own employees. This outburst of joy was perhaps due to the fact that Burhanuddin—like Syahril Sabirin before him—was an employee of the central bank who managed to rise through the ranks to reach the top. Previously the number one job at BI had been filled by men from outside—such as Adrian

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