THE nomination of Boediono as Bank Indonesia Governor is President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's way of breaking the impasse after the House of Representatives (DPR) rejected both candidates he previously proposed. It will succeed. There is virtually no reason for the DPR to reject a candidate of Boediono's caliber.

Apart from his impeccable reputation, the monetary and macroeconomic expertise of this economics professor from Gadjah Mada University is