BI Opens Voice The Presence Of Deputy Minister Of Finance Thomas Djiwandono In RDG November 2025

JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia (BI) opened its voice regarding the presence of Deputy Minister of Finance Thomas Djiwandono at the BI Board of Governors Meeting (RDG) which took place on November 18-19 2025.

BI Governor Perry Warjiyo conveyed that based on Article 43 paragraph (1) letter a of the BI Law, RDG is held at least once a month to establish general policies in the monetary sector.

Meanwhile, the meeting was attended by one or more ministers representing the government with the right to speak but without voting rights.

"According to the BI Law above, the Board of Governors considers it necessary to invite the Minister of Finance to attend every monthly Board of Governors Meeting to strengthen the coordination of BI monetary policy and the government's fiscal policy which has been closely strengthened to maintain macroeconomic stability and jointly encourage sustainable economic growth," he said at a press conference, Wednesday, November 19.

According to him, monetary and fiscal coordination is increasingly crucial given the uncertain global economic conditions.

He said that this synergy is needed to maintain macroeconomic and financial system stability, as well as support growth through increasing domestic demand.

Perry added that in this regard, the Board of Governors of BI invited the Minister of Finance to attend the RDG in November 2025 through the official letter of the Governor of BI.

"In the event that the presence of the Minister of Finance is represented by the Deputy Minister of Finance, a power of attorney from the Minister of Finance is needed, based on these matters, today for the Meeting of the Board of Governors, the presence of the Minister of Finance is represented by the Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr. Thomas Djiwandono as Deputy Government based on the power of the Minister of Finance," he explained.

According to him, the presence of representatives of the Ministry of Finance provides a lot of important information that strengthens fiscal and monetary coordination.

He added that the Government and BI are committed to maintaining macroeconomic stability and encouraging growth, especially in the midst of global uncertainty.