Banggar DPR: Jokowi Proposes Perry Warjiyo To Return To Being The Governor Of BI

Bank Indonesia (BI) building. (doc bi.go.id)

Chairman of the House Budget Agency (Banggar) Said Abdullah said President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) re-proposed Perry Warjiyo as Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) for the period 2023-2028.

"We need to secure the President's policy because we are part of the political power that supports the government," Said said in an official statement, Wednesday, February 22, as reported by Antara.

But whoever will become the Governor of BI in the future, he said that the figure must have built a strong bond with the Financial System Stability Committee (KSSK). This requirement is important because at this time and in the future Indonesia will face difficult economic challenges.

The global economy is predicted to be difficult and Indonesia will specifically face the political year, so that the Governor of BI is needed to ensure that the domestic economy continues to grow sustainably.

"This role has been carried out well by the current BI Governor," he said.

In addition, Said said that Indonesia needed a BI governor who could be alert and responsive to new unexpected challenges. RI needs a BI governor who can help the government when facing difficult years, such as facing the COVID-19 pandemic in recent years.

BI's role is very large in sharing burdens (burden sharing) by absorbing state securities (SBN) through a private placement scheme. BI at that time was reliable to be the goalkeeper for financing liquidity during the pandemic and greatly helped the state budget position remain safe amid the huge financing needs.

Another important task for the Governor of BI, according to him, is to ensure the continuation of regulations on national foreign exchange traffic and reserves. Regulations on foreign exchange traffic are needed to ensure that the country's foreign exchange has a multiplier impact on the national economy, so this agenda needs to be strengthened in the future.

Not only that, Indonesia is also considered to need a BI governor figure who can and has built good relations with the DPR, especially to the leadership of the DPR, especially the Chairman of the DPR, to board equipment such as Banggar and Commission XI of the DPR.

"This capability is needed by the Governor of BI so that in carrying out strategic tasks, BI technically gets strong political support from the DPR. For the past five years, the Governor of BI has received sufficient support from the DPR," said Said.

Another thing that needs to be considered, he continued, is that the figure of the Governor of BI in the future must have an international network because it will increase market confidence, especially international investors in the Indonesian financial market. This trust is very important because the Indonesian financial market is not too deep

Thus, the figure of the Governor of BI who is recognized internationally will encourage incoming capital flows to strengthen Indonesia's financial markets. This agenda needs to be strengthened by the Governor of BI in the future.