Minister of Finance emphasizes Indonesia Gaining Positive Benefits After IMF-WB Meeting
CIDISS. The 2018 IMF-WB Annual Meeting 2018 which will be held in Nusa Dua Bali has many positive aspects for Indonesia as the host of the negotiations.
Sri Mulyani said that the positive thing was not only in the form of money, but also from the side of the picture.
Sri Mulyani said that the benefits that are intangible or cannot be felt as well as in the international world and some are real or can be felt such as economic activities and investment opportunities.
As well as explaining the positive benefits for the IMF-WB Annual Meeting, it can provide optimal results for the people of Indonesia and the global environment which is currently still uncertain.
Hopefully it can be accessed directly by the people of Bali because the participants or delegates who speak 30,000 people can spend their money to do other activities.
Sri Mulyani said, the National Development Planning Agency calculated that Bali’s economy had increased, and that it was estimated to be worth Rp1.1 trillion, Rp1.2 trillion or Rp 1.5 trillion, far greater than the direct costs used for the event itself.
It was noted, the government had spent the used funds amounting to Rp.566 billion from the budgeted ceiling of Rp855 billion in preparation for this grand event. This fund is more widely used for the use of information technology and taxes needed to build seminars for international class.
Then, this meeting also discussed various matters relevant to Indonesia and other developing countries, such as handling natural disasters which are currently one of the topics that are national issues.
Sri Mulyani said that various efforts in natural disasters, their readiness, how emergency they were, various kinds of debris, and then regenerating normal life again, and the processes that many countries faced.
Indonesia also benefited from the event that took place from October 8-15 2018 because there was a business or business power that could bring opportunities for large investments.
Sri Mulyani said the government had made a list of projects for private investors and provided various alternatives to meet the quality and useful infrastructure needs.
He said, in this activity, our BUMN provides a list of projects that can attract investors and investors to convey, for example, payment of avaibility, many of which will lead to trust and attract investors.
Sri Mulyani acknowledged the potential for capital inflow from these business actors to be beneficial to increase economic and global activities, global conditions are still overwhelmed by uncertainty.
In addition, there are also those that are not directly felt by Indonesia. This impact is in the form of a good picture that will be obtained by Indonesia, because it succeeded in the big event successfully. This will also have an impact on investments entering Indonesia. With good pictures, more investors will be attracted to their money in Indonesia.
By: Ajeng Mufadillah*)
