TEMPO.CO, Jakarta-Bank Indonesia (BI) is holding the 10th Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking (BEMP) international conference today, August 8, 2016. This year's theme is 'Encouraging Financial Stability amid the Shifting of Global Financial Landscape'.
BI Governor Agus D.W. Martowardojo said this year's conference is in line with the central banks research-based policies.
"This is considering how research results and quality data are integral parts of the central bank's policy-making," he said here on Monday, August 8.
The conference also presented the results of researches by BI's researchers and other financial institutions, both local and international. Agus hopes that the exchange of knowledge and experiences between financial authorities can provide input on how to formulate future policies.
BI is also organizing a research exhibition open for public, presenting several books and researches by the central bank. In the same occasion, BI launched two books. The first book, titled 'Mengupas Kebijakan Makroprudensial', discusses the central bank's role that relatively just began to develop. The second book, 'Perjuangan Mendirikan Bank Sentral Republik Indonesia', talks about the history of BI.
The book launch today was attended by a number of former BI governors Rahmat Saleh, Arifin M. Siregar, Adrianus Mooy, Syahril Sabirin, and Burhanuddin Abdullah.
GHOIDA RAHMAH