Finance Minister of the Year 2008 Outstanding contribution

Outstanding contribution to finance: Dr Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Indonesia

Mulyani surpasses previous achievements
Indonesia’s finance minister is the darling of bankers in Asia, who applaud her no-nonsense approach and adept handling of the country’s finances.

Dr Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Indonesia
Dr Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Indonesia

IN THE CITATION for this award in 2006 Sri Mulyani was praised as being “attuned to investors’ concerns”, a skill that has been of particular use this year as Indonesia’s dire funding needs coincided with a period of great turmoil in global credit markets. While Mulyani attracts much praise for her work in tackling corruption and taking on the issue of subsidies, one of the pre-eminent tasks of a finance minister is to raise funds when they are needed — for that the successful launch of the Republic of Indonesia’s $1.9

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