Bank Century Debacle: Five Years Later

Before stepping into the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building on Thursday last week, Jusuf Kalla joked, "I don't know why the KPK invited me today on the fifth anniversary of the Bank Century scandal."

Bank Indonesia's (BI) Financial System Stability Forum (KSSK) decided to save the failing Bank Century on November 21, 2008. "It was exactly five years ago," said Kalla, then Indonesia's vice president.

The anti-graft body started looking in

Subscribe to continue reading.
We craft news with stories.

For the benefits of subscribing to Digital Tempo, See More

The Best Choice

Rp 54.945/Month

Active for 12 Months, Rp 659.340

• *You Save -Rp 102.000
• *Guaranteed update of up to 52 Editions of Tempo Magazine

Subscribe

Rp 64.380/Month

Active Every Month Cancel Anytime

• *Free for the first month if using a Credit Card

Subscribe

See Other Packages

Already a Subscribed? Log in here
To receive daily news by Email, Sign up for Tempo ID.