Sri Mulyani's Strong Message To LPEI's New Boss Rijani Tirtoso: Work More Creatively, Don't Just Distribute Credit!

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani (left) while attending the inauguration of LPEI officials (Photo: Doc. Ministry of Finance)

JAKARTA – Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani, gave a speech at the inauguration of the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Executive Director of the Indonesian Export Financing Agency (LPEI), Rijani Tirtoso, who replaced Daniel James Rompas.

"To the Chairman of the Board of Directors who is concurrently the newly appointed Executive Director, together with all levels to continue to improve LPEI's performance both in terms of finance and in functions and duties to encourage exports in Indonesia", he said in an official statement, Wednesday, January 5.

According to the Minister of Finance, several functions such as creditors or credit enhancers, as facilitator, accelerator, and aggregator are functions that require all elements including directors, leaders, and management who can think creatively and innovatively.

"Because we are faced with a world environment that is moving very fast, export is one of the most important growth engines", he said.

The Minister of Finance added that the LPEI formed by a special law was able to provide solutions that ordinary institutions could not provide.

"Leadership, human resources, attitude, competence, professionalism, innovation, creativity, integrity, these are LPEI's internal responsibilities that must be developed not only by the Executive Director but by all levels of management and employees", he said.

In closing his remarks, the state treasurer asked LPEI to also focus on small and medium business actors and also play a role in providing development solutions.

"LPEI should work much more creatively, not just channeling credit", closed the Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani.