Indonesia as a New Democratic Power

[DoOs_101]

India baru? Janganlah jadi India baru, India mat buruk, baru sahaja terkena serangan *******. Indonesia boleh menjadi negara maju sebagai dirinya sendiri.

Benar sekali.

India walaupun negara industri terbesar tetapi juga termaksud negara termiskin. Indonesia pasti dapat melebihi India.

[tgr-beng_beng]

Bangkitlah wahai pemuda indonesia, bangun bangsamu seperti yg dilakukan oleh pemuda indonesia pendahulu kita

[Andaman_Nikobar]

INDONESIA: On the way to achieve MDGs goals


JAKARTA - Indonesia is on track to achieve the goal of halving the number of citizens living in abject poverty and hunger by 2015, a joint government-UN report, Let's Speak Out for MDGs, stated.

But the report, detailing Indonesia's latest progress in achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), revealed the country had made little progress in providing safe drinking water, reducing maternal mortality, improving child nutrition or tackling several environmental issues.

The 2008 report released on 29 October stated that the number of Indonesians living on less than US$1 per day had declined significantly, from 20.6 percent in 1990 to 15.4 percent this year, against 24.2 percent at the height of the economic crisis in 1997-1998.

The report stated, however, that 15.4 percent represented more than 34 million Indonesians categorised as poor. Based on recent trends, it should still be possible to reduce the poverty rate to 7.5 percent by 2015 but the report was compiled before the global economic crisis.

"This report shows good cause for optimism that many of the MDGs will be reached in Indonesia at the national level," El-Mostafa Benlamlih, UN Resident Coordinator for Indonesia, was quoted as saying in a statement.

"But the same cannot be said of many poorer provinces and districts which, by any measure, have remained behind," he stated.

Although the national poverty rate has decreased, local figures range widely from a 4.3 percent poverty rate in Jakarta to around 20 percent in Central Java, and almost 40 percent in Papua.

Abdurrahman Syebubakar, programme manager in the poverty reduction unit at the UN Development Program (UNDP) in Indonesia, said that despite progress, there had been disparities in achievements among the regions, with a significant number of districts and provinces in the outer islands unlikely to meet some of the goals.

http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=81307

IIndonesia's current poverty rate is 15.4 percent and will be reduced to 7.5 percent in 2015. and then by 2015, indonesia will turn to be one of countries that has the least poverty rate in the world.

Percent Poverty World Map by CIA World Factbook 2008

[Detasement_7]

Aku udah sering baca sih kemajuan Indonesia di forum sebelah, dan aku juga optimis!

[yagami_light]

Saya juga optimis loh...^^ sangat Malah...he2...

Belum lama ini, saya melihat pengerukan tanah disebuah kali didekat rumah saya...Perbaikan jalan & fasilitas umum...

Bathin saya terenyuh~~ atas kejadian itu...

Wah2...akhirnya bisa juga hal tsb dilaksanakan...
hal yang baik dilakukan, minimal utk pencegahan terhadap banjir & juga pengelolaan usaha, sehingga membuat nyaman bagi penggunanya...^^

AYO INDONESIA ! MAJU !

[dewabuluk]

Indonesia punya potensi untuk jadi negara besar.. bahkan yang terbesar..


asal setiap pribadi (pemimpin dan rakyat) di dalam nya benar2 mau dan konsisten berusaha untuk memajukan Indonesia, niscaya hal ini akan segera tercapai

[PrinceZaga]

Aku yakin Indonesia memang punya potensi jadi negara besar
Wilayah Indonesia sangatlah besar bahkan kepulauan
Cuma yang aku sayangkan itu para "koruptor"
Aku kurang yakin apa koruptor bener" isa berkurang.
Terus ketidakstabilan politik juga..
Wah..


Indonesia Raya !
Merdeka merdeka !
Tanahku negeriku yang kucinta !

[Menara_Jakarta]

"Indonesia is on the move, get on board." — Forbes Asia

"I am willing to bet a billion dollar, that you're really a rich man." ~2030

"Tommorow is bright, look to the sunshine, and you can see a laughing man." ~2009

"Uncle Sam nods, what on earth is going on in Asia!?" ~2015 12:56

"Globalization is an era of wolves in the midst of a hunters moon, they've never seen the great Lion awaken from the depths of heathens." ~ 2030

"What a man conceive can concede."

"Our destination is a bliss of faith."

My faith lies up in the mountains, where I can see the horizon, a perfect view of a Kingdom I belong, where the white shores shimmers like tinting trinklets and the blue sea surrounds like a shield. This is my kingdom, my faith, Indonesia.

[DoOs_101]

"Indonesia is on the move, get on board." — Forbes Asia

"I am willing to bet a billion dollar, that you're really a rich man." ~2030

"Tommorow is bright, look to the sunshine, and you can see a laughing man." ~2009

"Uncle Sam nods, what on earth is going on in Asia!?" ~2015 12:56

"Globalization is an era of wolves in the midst of a hunters moon, they've never seen the great Lion awaken from the depths of heathens." ~ 2030

"What a man conceive can concede."

"Our destination is a bliss of faith."

My faith lies up in the mountains, where I can see the horizon, a perfect view of a Kingdom I belong, where the white shores shimmers like tinting trinklets and the blue sea surrounds like a shield. This is my kingdom, my faith, Indonesia.

"Indonesia is on the move, get on board." — Forbes Asia

Wow berarti lu juga dah ngebaca article tersebut, hebat ya .

[Menara_Jakarta]

Wow berarti lu juga dah ngebaca article tersebut, hebat ya .

Gw copy sekalian deh

Indonesia On The Move
Carl Delfeld, 12.25.08, 05:00 PM EST
Forbes Magazine dated January 12, 2009



Given sound management in recent years, Indonesia entered the current turmoil in a strong position.

It was a terrible year for emerging markets in 2008. To put things into perspective, the outflows from emerging markets exceeded US$50 billion (RM175 billion) as the year wound down, compared with total inflows of US$95 billion from 2003-07, according to Emerging Portfolio Fund Research.



These markets have paid a heavy price as foreign investors liquidate positions, especially in markets considered more risky than home markets.

But consider Indonesia — below the radar screen of most global investors despite a sterling performance in 2006 and 2007. With real GDP of US$840 billion and a population of 240 million, Indonesia quietly accounts for two-fifths of ASEAN's population and one-third of its GDP.

The nation’s debt-to-GDP ratio has been declining, its foreign exchange reserves are at a robust US$48 billion, and its stock market was one of the three best performers in the world in 2006 and 2007. (2008, however, was brutal, as the fortunes on our recent list of Indonesia’s 40 Richest took a beating.)



Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati is seen as the face of the new Indonesia, a reformer who has tried to bring transparency to the financial sector and rid the country of graft and waste, no small order after decades of corruption.

The government passed a new investment law in March 2007 and has initiated tax and customs reforms, introduced Treasury bills and improved capital market supervision. Randy Salim, spokesman for the World Bank in Jakarta, states that “given sound macroeconomic management in recent years, Indonesia entered the current phase of market turmoil in a strong position.”

One sign of strength: Conglomerate Lippo Group recently announced that it was going to invest US$500 million in distressed real estate in Europe and the US.

The key perception of Indonesia is that it is heavily dependent on commodity prices. But the Indonesian economy seems to be holding up rather well, despite the commodity meltdown, with GDP up by 6.1 per cent in the year through the third quarter. What about next year?

Finance Minister Mulyani recently predicted that economic growth could cool to about five per cent (even that number may be optimistic).

As a significant exporter of commodities, it will be squeezed by falling prices, but keep in mind that Indonesia’s total exports are equivalent to only 30 per cent of its GDP, while for Malaysia the figure is 95 per cent.

Looking ahead, Indonesia seems nicely placed to benefit from the inevitable rise in commodity prices as the cycle turns.

And don’t forget politics. Freedom House, an American think tank, now rates Indonesia as the only completely free country in Southeast Asia, only 11 years after Suharto’s fall.

It has developed a free press and minimised military involvement in politics, and in 2009 some 175 million voters across 17,000 tropical islands will choose a president, a vice

president and 560 parliamentarians. (One thing to watch in the long term: A new Indonesian law favouring local mining companies is scaring away big foreign miners.)



Attracting private investors to build out badly needed infrastructure for the world’s fourth-most-populous nation is another top priority. Less than 53 per cent of Indonesians have access to electricity; 27 per cent have access to piped water; 43 per cent of the workforce is engaged in agriculture.

The nation requires US$140 billion of infrastructure investment over the next ten years. The government can finance only 40 per cent of this amount; the balance of funds must come from the private sector.

According to Edward Gustely, senior adviser to the Indonesian Ministry of Finance, one example of progress on this front is the Indonesia Clean Technology Fund, the first private equity fund of its kind with the participation of the Indonesian government that aims to mobilise private capital for investing in such things as alternative energy, water treatment and agritechnology.

Investors seem to be looking ahead as Jakarta’s market is surging off a bottom. Tying into the infrastructure theme is the well-positioned Telekomunikasi Indonesia (US$0.65, TLKM: Jakarta) — a company that has explosive growth potential, as only 40 per cent of Indonesians have mobile phones.

The company has bounced off its low and still offers good value, a strong balance sheet and sports a nice six per cent dividend.

An excellent play on clean energy and Indonesia’s proven natural reserves is PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (US$0.20, PGAS: Jakarta), which has roots going back to 1859. Gas Negara’s net profits for the first nine months of 2008 were up 56 per cent compared with the same period in 2007.

Those investors looking for an even broader play should look at the Indonesian Fund (IF) managed by Credit Suisse Asset Management. While down 60 per cent so far in 2008, IF has also come to life recently but still trades at a 12 per cent discount to its net asset value.

Indonesia is on the move, get on board. — Forbes Asia

http://www.forbes.com/global/2009/0112/076.html

Ini ada artikel menarik. "Indonesia is on the move, get on board. — Forbes Asia".

[DoOs_101]

Gw copy sekalian deh

Indonesia On The Move
Carl Delfeld, 12.25.08, 05:00 PM EST
Forbes Magazine dated January 12, 2009



Given sound management in recent years, Indonesia entered the current turmoil in a strong position.

It was a terrible year for emerging markets in 2008. To put things into perspective, the outflows from emerging markets exceeded US$50 billion (RM175 billion) as the year wound down, compared with total inflows of US$95 billion from 2003-07, according to Emerging Portfolio Fund Research.



These markets have paid a heavy price as foreign investors liquidate positions, especially in markets considered more risky than home markets.

But consider Indonesia — below the radar screen of most global investors despite a sterling performance in 2006 and 2007. With real GDP of US$840 billion and a population of 240 million, Indonesia quietly accounts for two-fifths of ASEAN's population and one-third of its GDP.

The nation’s debt-to-GDP ratio has been declining, its foreign exchange reserves are at a robust US$48 billion, and its stock market was one of the three best performers in the world in 2006 and 2007. (2008, however, was brutal, as the fortunes on our recent list of Indonesia’s 40 Richest took a beating.)



Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati is seen as the face of the new Indonesia, a reformer who has tried to bring transparency to the financial sector and rid the country of graft and waste, no small order after decades of corruption.

The government passed a new investment law in March 2007 and has initiated tax and customs reforms, introduced Treasury bills and improved capital market supervision. Randy Salim, spokesman for the World Bank in Jakarta, states that “given sound macroeconomic management in recent years, Indonesia entered the current phase of market turmoil in a strong position.”

One sign of strength: Conglomerate Lippo Group recently announced that it was going to invest US$500 million in distressed real estate in Europe and the US.

The key perception of Indonesia is that it is heavily dependent on commodity prices. But the Indonesian economy seems to be holding up rather well, despite the commodity meltdown, with GDP up by 6.1 per cent in the year through the third quarter. What about next year?

Finance Minister Mulyani recently predicted that economic growth could cool to about five per cent (even that number may be optimistic).

As a significant exporter of commodities, it will be squeezed by falling prices, but keep in mind that Indonesia’s total exports are equivalent to only 30 per cent of its GDP, while for Malaysia the figure is 95 per cent.

Looking ahead, Indonesia seems nicely placed to benefit from the inevitable rise in commodity prices as the cycle turns.

And don’t forget politics. Freedom House, an American think tank, now rates Indonesia as the only completely free country in Southeast Asia, only 11 years after Suharto’s fall.

It has developed a free press and minimised military involvement in politics, and in 2009 some 175 million voters across 17,000 tropical islands will choose a president, a vice

president and 560 parliamentarians. (One thing to watch in the long term: A new Indonesian law favouring local mining companies is scaring away big foreign miners.)



Attracting private investors to build out badly needed infrastructure for the world’s fourth-most-populous nation is another top priority. Less than 53 per cent of Indonesians have access to electricity; 27 per cent have access to piped water; 43 per cent of the workforce is engaged in agriculture.

The nation requires US$140 billion of infrastructure investment over the next ten years. The government can finance only 40 per cent of this amount; the balance of funds must come from the private sector.

According to Edward Gustely, senior adviser to the Indonesian Ministry of Finance, one example of progress on this front is the Indonesia Clean Technology Fund, the first private equity fund of its kind with the participation of the Indonesian government that aims to mobilise private capital for investing in such things as alternative energy, water treatment and agritechnology.

Investors seem to be looking ahead as Jakarta’s market is surging off a bottom. Tying into the infrastructure theme is the well-positioned Telekomunikasi Indonesia (US$0.65, TLKM: Jakarta) — a company that has explosive growth potential, as only 40 per cent of Indonesians have mobile phones.

The company has bounced off its low and still offers good value, a strong balance sheet and sports a nice six per cent dividend.

An excellent play on clean energy and Indonesia’s proven natural reserves is PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (US$0.20, PGAS: Jakarta), which has roots going back to 1859. Gas Negara’s net profits for the first nine months of 2008 were up 56 per cent compared with the same period in 2007.

Those investors looking for an even broader play should look at the Indonesian Fund (IF) managed by Credit Suisse Asset Management. While down 60 per cent so far in 2008, IF has also come to life recently but still trades at a 12 per cent discount to its net asset value.

Indonesia is on the move, get on board. — Forbes Asia

http://www.forbes.com/global/2009/0112/076.html

Ini ada artikel menarik. "Indonesia is on the move, get on board. — Forbes Asia".

Gua bacanya yg print mjlh lbih lengkap.


Indonesia FDI nya kuat karena fakta membuktikan, disaat dunia krisis, posisi kita termaksud paling kuat. Sehingga investor mengambil kesimpulan bahwa negara kita mempunyai pasar yang kuat dan feasible. Hanya pembangunan infrastruktur belum kuat, pemerintah membutuhkan private investor untuk mendanai pembangunan infrastruktur yg dibutuhkan.

[Menara_Jakarta]

Indonesia has the potential to become a black swan

Nassim Nicholas Taleb published a book recently called The Black Swan. This New York Times bestseller by the prominent literary essayist explores the emergence of highly improbable world events. He calls them black swans.

Astonishing success of Google, Sept. 11 and the recent stock market crashes are all black swans. Consider another, or one that has the potential to be one: Indonesia.

Bell-curve predictability would brush this aside.

The violence of 1998 and the turmoil of the post-Soeharto era has been etched indelibly into the memory of the world. For many, the odds of Indonesia's blood-checkered past recurring are large.

But the reality is the country has changed. Today, Indonesia enjoys relative peace and economic development, and is increasingly being compared to middle-income developing nations like Brazil, India and Mexico.

A number of indicators point to a greater sense of normalcy.

Indonesia remains structurally stable, the administration is moderate, and the pro-reform leadership is likely to remain in place after the 2009 elections.

Fears of disintegrasi Indonesia is a thing of the past. There is no evidence today that active centrifugal forces can bring about the country's 'Balkanization'.

And Indonesia is the only country in the region that has bucked the trend of a democracy in trouble. That is combined with what are regarded as a free press and impartial courts, crucial to any vigorous democracy.

Politics cannot but help carry a weight of significance. But economics remain the principal driver in the grand scheme.

As the world heads into a deep economic winter, Indonesia appears to be riding out the storm. Certainly the slump in the stock market and the pronounced weakness of the rupiah shows Indonesia is not immune.

But for so long an underrated economy, it seems far more resilient than other ASEAN countries. One reason is that it relies less on exports, which contribute just 12 percent to the country's GDP.

Private consumption is strong and government spending looks set to rise.

Much of what has been accomplished thus far has been a result of economic management.

The Yudhoyono administration has maintained tight fiscal discipline and focused on debt reduction. As a result, Indonesia has a healthy balance sheet with US$52 billion in reserves and a government debt of less than 35 percent of GDP, compared to 77 percent of the GDP in 2001. This is the lowest among ASEAN countries.

Jakarta's policy is grounded on the assumption that declining commodity prices and slowing global demand will eventually ease inflationary pressure. If inflation is controlled, the central bank will have greater maneuverability in reducing interest rates.

So far, Bank Indonesia has kept interest rates on hold in an effort to shore up the rupiah despite lower inflation last month. With the BI rate lowered to 8.75 percent on Wednesday, Indonesia offers a healthy 8.50 percentage-point premium over the U.S. Fed funds rate, which should help maintain confidence.

Jakarta has also cut gasoline prices by 8 percent to ease inflationary pressures and reduce the drag on growth.

The Indonesian economy has grown at an average of about six percent on a quarterly basis since the end of 2006. The government is targeting growth of 6.4 percent for 2008.

Some believe the growth rate will be lower — between 4 to 5.5 percent -- but still significantly higher than any other ASEAN country.

The crystal ball is not all rosy, though. We still need to clean house in several areas.

Archaic labor laws are reducing Indonesia's attraction as a center for labor-intensive manufacturing.

Judicial corruption means businesses cannot take the sanctity of contracts for granted. Indonesia's anti-corruption watchdog has been making headlines with a spate of high-profile investigations.

The fact remains, however, that Indonesia is one of the world's most corrupt nations. It ranks 143rd on Transparency International's global corruption index, level with Russia, Gambia and Togo.

The benefits of macroeconomic growth have not trickled down. Despite Jakarta's economic vitality and the booming growth in other big cities, much of Indonesia remains poor.

Some 150 million Indonesians do not have access to piped water. The country has also one of the region's worst figures for maternal and infant mortality.

All these reinforce perceptions that Indonesia is still stuck in a rut. But we need to give the country its due worth by taking a long-term view.

Consider the fact that Indonesia has a $420 billion economy. If it grows at 6-7 percent in real terms, and 13-14 percent in nominal terms, then it is looking at an economy worth $5-6 trillion in 20 years' time — the size of the Japanese economy.

There is enough wealth creation here to ensure there will be some degree of refinement in the political process.

Increasingly, the wealthy in the country are taking ownership of public services. This is more good than bad. It fosters better policy making and implementation with respect to wealth distribution.

This can only lead to better education, healthcare, and infrastructure. All this will multiply economic growth.

Certainly fighting rampant corruption and revising labor laws will help spur growth. Infrastructure development is also key.

One of the reasons for China's growth over the past 20 years has been massive spending in infrastructure. And it is not over. Over the next two years, China will spend more than $260 billion on highways, bridges, ports and airports.

Land acquisition reform, a large dedicated budget and single-minded government focus could set the stage for an unprecedented surge in infrastructure development in Indonesia. Incentivizing the private sector to participate in this revolution could attract additional capital and allow for better management.

Net foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indonesia was $1.1 billion in 2007, which stands at just 0.3 percent of GDP. This compares to $121.4 billion in China, or 3.7 percent of GDP. In India, net FDI was 1.4 percent of GDP, Thailand 3.2 percent, Singapore 7.3 percent, and Vietnam 9.3 percent.

Singapore transformed itself from a swampy Third World seaport into a First World financial dynamo in 30 years. In 1965, the odds were stacked against it.

With the passage of time, Indonesia might also well surprise the world with the impossible: to be a black swan.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2...lack-swan.html

Kita tunggu saja beberapa tahun kedepan.

[Menara_Jakarta]

Gua bacanya yg print mjlh lbih lengkap.


Indonesia FDI nya kuat karena fakta membuktikan, disaat dunia krisis, posisi kita termaksud paling kuat. Sehingga investor mengambil kesimpulan bahwa negara kita mempunyai pasar yang kuat dan feasible. Hanya pembangunan infrastruktur belum kuat, pemerintah membutuhkan private investor untuk mendanai pembangunan infrastruktur yg dibutuhkan.

Yah, infrastruktur Indonesia memang masih perlu dibenahi supaya pertumbuhannya bisa optimal.

[mizuniverse]

‘As Good As It Gets’

Indonesia is managing the global recession better than most, thanks to its tough finance minister.

By Solenn Honorine and George Wehrfritz | NEWSWEEK

Last month a financial tidal wave washed over Indonesia, but not the one kicked up by the global credit crisis. Money flooded into government coffers from individuals and corporations eager to avail themselves of Jakarta's "sunset policy" on tax delinquency, which forgave past evasions in exchange for good behavior going forward. The exact size of the surge isn't yet known, but economists estimate that tax receipts were up more than 50 percent for the year. "We saw quite a big jump" in revenue in December from "taxpayers who never existed [on the tax rolls] or want to correct mistakes made in the past," says the plan's creator, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati. Indonesians, she adds, are honoring their tax obligations "in a much more accurate way."

The influx marks a major triumph for Indonesia's current government and, in particular, for the woman who put Jakarta's financial house in order. Over the past four years, Mulyani has helped dismantle the financial architecture of the crony capitalism built by strongman Suharto before his 32-year reign ended in 1998. She has pressed hard to slash debt, both public and private; pushed through a rollback of budget-busting fuel subsidies; and overseen sweeping reforms of the customs and tax authorities—positioning Indonesia to post the world's best (or at least the least bad) emerging-market growth story in 2009. Unnoticed until recently, Jakarta's conservatism is now the envy of the developing world, and Mulyani is being hailed as a model regulator. "She could be the finance minister anywhere in the world," says James Castle, founder of the consultancy CastleAsia. "She's that good."

Largely to Mulyani's credit, the country's balance sheet is now among the most conservative in the world; government debt now sits at just 30 percent of GDP, down from more than 100 percent a decade ago, while Indonesia Inc. is far less leveraged than its peers elsewhere in Asia. Despite that relative austerity, growth is being driven both by commodities—Indonesia's traditional mainstay—and by strong domestic consumption from a population approaching 240 million. And neither the commodity bust (which has also driven down the price of the imported energy on which Indonesia depends) nor tighter global credit looks set to hobble a country that, from the household to the boardroom and cabinet chambers, is all but debt-free.

Indeed, Indonesia is one of just three major emerging economies forecast to grow faster than 4 percent in 2009. The other two—China and India—have decelerated more rapidly in recent months and face tougher policy challenges. Mulyani says Indonesia could expand by as much as 5.5 percent this year, which is barely slower than the 6 percent it clocked in 2008, and perhaps enough to pip one of its two Asian counterparts in this year's growth race. Not bad, considering that the country's economy collapsed in 1998, shrinking 18 percent in a single year. Wolfgang Fengler, a senior economist at the World Bank, says Jakarta's macroeconomic management is now "as good as it gets."

Indonesia owes its turnaround to an ensemble cast. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has provided the political stability and pro-globalization vision that underpin today's successes. Boediono (who goes by one name) was a deft coordinating minister for economics until he handed the brief to Mulyani last May to head Indonesia's central bank, and Trade Minister Mari Pangestu deserves plaudits for kick-starting Indonesia's export economy. Yet Mulyani stands out for her toughness. She says her staff had to "swallow a lot of very bitter reality" during her first six months on the job. After landing there, for example, she confronted senior staff: "How can you send your daughter or your son to study abroad when you earn only this kind of salary? Where did you get the money?" To which she added: "You have to admit: we are all committing this crime." Her staffers still work evenings and weekends to meet her expectations, and she's been known to tangle with colleagues. Last year she lobbied intensively to ram through a deeply unpopular reduction in fuel subsidies that President Yudhoyono initially opposed. "She got her way because she is capable of playing politics," says Anton Gunawan, chief economist at Bank Danamon in Jakarta.

Yet by raising pay for bureaucrats, and not demonizing those who previously took payoffs to make ends meet, she has raised standards and steeled a reputation as an incorruptible reformer. Her message to her staff is simple and positive: "I only have one goal: I want the Indonesian people to trust us, this department, because this country will go nowhere if the people don't start to trust their own government." Though nobody would yet describe Indonesia as a model of transparency, the changes in its taxation and customs administrations have been profound, and in turn have enhanced Indonesia's growth potential to the point that "the world needs to update the way it thinks about the country," wrote Nicholas Cashmore, CLSA investment bank's Indonesia analyst, in mid-2008, declaring: "Southeast Asia's largest economy is in great shape." And thanks to Mulyani, Indonesia is garnering more respect by the day.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/178817

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berita yang membanggakan sekali. di tangan orang2 seperti dia lah kita seharusnya mempercayakan pemerintahan.

[gaptekbet]

Dan kalau bisa orang2 seperti Mulyani jangan sampai tergiur masuk partai politik yang aneh2 biar pemikiran nya masih bisa secara profesional dan proporsional. Takutnya di Pemilu 2009 dia bakal dijadiin politik dagang sapi nya partai2 tertentu