Tok! Filianingsih Hendarta Elected As The New Deputy Governor Of BI

Prospective Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia elected Dwi Pranoto (Photo: Doc. BI)

The implementation of the fit and proper test (fit and proper test) for the Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) organized by Commission XI of the DPR today appointed Filianingsih Hendarta as the elected candidate for 2023-2028. This certainty was obtained by the editors this evening.

"It has been (determined). Mrs. Filianingsih (elected)," said an internal VOI source at Bank Indonesia on Monday, February 13.

This is in accordance with the provisions read out by the chairman of the House of Representatives Commission XI meeting Kahar Muzakir when opening the agenda.

"The meeting has fulfilled the forum and is declared valid... At 15.00 WIB we will hold an internal meeting of Commission XI to make a decision," said Kahar.

From the editorial observation, Filianingsih became the first candidate to give an explanation starting at 11.00 WIB. After that, the meeting was suspended for a break in the afternoon and then continued with an explanation by the second candidate, Dwi Pranoto.

Meanwhile, Fili explained about the three strategies that will be taken when filling the central bank's strategic seat. First, overseeing monetary stability for a resilient economy.

According to him, the post-pandemic economic situation is filled with uncertainty due to global factors that demand that Indonesia must protect the external sector and the financial industry.

"The national economy did not recover as quickly as expected, but we should be grateful that the growth in 2022 could reach 5.31 percent and inflation was 5.51 percent lower than the initial assumption," said Fili.

The second strategy is to ensure adequate and inclusive economic financing support.

"This means we support the national economic recovery on an ongoing basis," he said.

Third, it is a strategy to formulate and implement concrete steps in accelerating the Digital Financial Economy (EKD).

"Here we will integrate EKD between the conventional sector and sharia to achieve more inclusive financing," he said.

Meanwhile, Dwi Pranoto carried out three missions, namely efforts to strengthen domestic economic resilience supported by policy innovation, accelerate economic revival towards advanced Indonesia, and strengthen economic sustainability.

For information, Fili will replace Dody Budi Waluyo who ends his term of office in April 2023.

Filianingsih Hendarta Profile

Fili is currently serving as Assistant Governor of BI as well as Head of the Payment System Policy Department since 2019. He completed his undergraduate education in the field of Law at Airlangga University in 1985. Then, got a Master's degree in Economics & Finance from Boston University, USA in 1992.

Fili started his career at the central bank in 1986. He is known to have held the positions of Head of the Monetary Management Department (2013-2015) and Head of the Macroprudential Policy Department (2015-2019).