IMF Optimistic Meeting in Bali to be Success amid Bomb Terror

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is optimistic the IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting in Bali in October 2018 would run successfully despite the recent bomb terrors in Indonesia.

"We have maintained sound coordination and we believe the IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting in October will run successfully," said IMF Director of Communications Department Gerry Rice in a press release received in Jakarta on Friday, May 18.

Gerry Rice also ensures the IMF will coordinate with the Indonesian government to ensure the safety and security of annual meeting's participants. He believes it will run successfully with the support of the committee and the authorities in Indonesia.

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"The authorities in Indonesia have made a remarkable effort to ensure the success of the event and we will continue to communicate," Rice said. The IMF also expressed its sympathy and condolences to families who became victims of the terrorist bombings in Surabaya.

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati earlier said the preparation for the IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting would continue despite the suicide bombings in Surabaya. She explained that the current security-related coordination has been done between the government, police, and military so that the IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting in Bali would not be affected by the terror attacks.

Sri Mulyani will also continue to coordinate with the organizing committee in the US so that the meeting, which was attended by 15,000 participants from various countries, can run well.

"Terrorist attacks also occur in various countries. They will definitely investigate the type of attack, threats, and ways to mitigate them," she added.

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