JAKARTA History today, 15 years ago, May 19, 2010, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) appointed Agus Martowardojo as the new Minister of Finance (Menkeu). Agus' appointment is expected to continue the positive trend of increasing state revenue.
Previously, the SBY government had never been any business of choosing the Minister of Finance. SBY chose Sri Mulyani as Minister of Finance to reform the Ministry of Finance. The results are brilliant. Sri's Footsteps can be felt by the benefits. However, Sri was invited to join the World Bank.
Management of state money cannot be arbitrary. State leaders must be able to place the best economists to fill the position of Minister of Finance. President SBY was like that. He tried to rack his brain choosing the right person for the position of the Ministry of Finance.
SBY's choice fell to Sri Mulyani in 2005. The famous economist is considered to be able to reform the Ministry of Finance. Sri Mulyani immediately made a breakthrough. He began to move to comb through his corrupt ranks. They were immediately expelled.
Another step in order to increase state income is also taken. Take for example looking for foreign investment. Indonesia's economic growth is increasing. Sri considers this step as part of her commitment to serving the country.
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This move made him even more famous. He has won various awards from the best finance minister. Recently, Sri's footsteps set the state money to make the World Bank narrow. The World Bank wants to use the services of Sri Mulyani as the Managing Director of the World Bank.
Sri considered this wish positive. The desire of the World Bank is trying to communicate to President SBY. As a result, SBY gave his blessing, even though he was waiting for an official letter from the World Bank first. SBY considers Sri's position at the World Bank to be able to bring big profits to Indonesia.
Sri also sent her resignation letter. The letter was received by SBY on May 5, 2010. This condition made SBY again struggling with plans to find a new Minister of Finance.
"Today I have received a letter of resignation from Sri Mulyani regarding her appointment as Managing Director of the World Bank (World Bank)," said SBY as quoted on the detik.com page, May 5, 2010.
SBY's efforts to find a replacement for Sri are considered quite difficult. However, that doesn't mean there are no candidates. SBY also began to look at Agus Martowardojo. SBY assessed that the Minister of Finance was the right candidate. All because of Agus' experience as the leader of various banks, from Bank Permata to Bank Mandiri.
At its peak, SBY no longer hesitates to appoint Agus as the new Minister of Finance on May 19, 2010. The man who graduated from the Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia in 1984 is considered to be able to continue the positive trend of the Ministry of Finance during the Sri Mulyani era. SBY also believes that Agus' long experience in finance and banking is useful for Indonesia's economic growth.
"Tonight I can convey about the two figures that I will appoint as finance minister (Agus) and the other is deputy finance minister (Anny Ratnawati)," said SBY as quoted by the BBC Indonesia website, May 19, 2010.
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