TheJakartaPost

Please Update your browser

Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.

Jakarta Post

Jokowi taking his time to propose BI governor candidates

Jokowi taking his time to propose BI governor candidates Bank Indonesia building on Jl. M. H. Thamrin in Central Jakarta (JP/Wienda Parwitasari)
News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta   ●   Fri, February 2, 2018 2018-02-02 19:07 1461 2c798a31c212039f000dc5df9c3b9461 4 Business Jokowi,bank-indonesia,governor,candidates,nominations Free

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said that anyone he will recommend to replace Bank Indonesia Governor Agus Martowardojo, who is set to retire in May, must be trusted by both the market and the general public.

“The person must be trusted by the market for his capability in dealing with macroeconomic and monetary aspects and inflation. He should also be trusted by the public,” Jokowi said on Friday when attending the University of Indonesia’s 68th anniversary, as reported by news agency Antara.

Jokowi said, however, that he had not yet received the names of any potential candidates, pointing out that he had time until late February, when the candidate names would be submitted to the House of Representatives for a ‘fit and proper’ test, as required by law.

Jokowi has already submitted three candidates to replace BI deputy governor Perry Warjiyo, who will retire in April.

The three candidates are the central bank's monetary and economic policy executive director Dody Budi Waluyo, monetary policy director Doddy Zulverd and West Java representative office head Wiwiek Sisto Hidayat. (ami/bbn)