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Jakarta –
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati won the world award again. This time he was awarded the Finance Minister of the Year for East Asia Pacific, also known as the Best Finance Minister for Southeast Asia and the Pacific in 2020 by Global Markets magazine.
This award is the second time that Sri Mulyani has received this award. He has received a similar award and from the same institution in 2018.
Previously, Sri Mulyani was also named by Global Markets magazine as the best finance minister in 2018. The East Asia Pacific Finance Minister of the Year award was given for her performance in maintaining Indonesia’s financial reputation in good condition. more challenging than when it was first served for more than 10 years. then.
“This title is a form of the seriousness and hard work of all levels of the Ministry of Finance to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia,” Sri Mulyani said in his statement on Monday (12/10/2020) .
According to Global Markets magazine, Sri Mulyani received the award for his achievements in treating the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. They assessed that the commitment to provide fiscal stimulus in the form of social protection, tax incentives, credit guarantees and subsidies for the most affected business sector deserves recognition.
Furthermore, the decision to widen the deficit beyond the maximum limit set in the law of 3% of GDP was also an important point in choosing Sri Mulyani as the best finance minister.
“The award should be a trigger for improvement in fiscal management. Because Indonesia’s challenges are still great and long in the future. This achievement has indicated that we are on the right path,” said Sri Mulyani.
For your information, Global Markets is the leading news magazine in the field of international economic markets. The magazine was published during the annual meeting of the World Bank Group and the IMF.
(dna / dna)
