World Bank appoints Sri Mulyani managing director

World Bank president Robert B. Zoellick has announced the appointment of Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati as managing director of the World Bank Group.

“She has been an outstanding finance minister, with in-depth knowledge of both development issues and the role of the World Bank Group,” Zoellick stated in a press release.

“As a member of the senior team she will play a key role in helping to lead the bank as we move to strengthen client support, implement our reform program, and anticipate future challenges,” he said

Sri Mulyani will start June 1 as one of the Washington-based bank’s three managing directors, the highest rank under Zoellick.

Mulyani, according to the press release, accepted the appointment, saying: “It is a great honor for me and for my country to have this opportunity to contribute to the very important mission of the bank in changing the world".

The appointment follows an international search process. Mulyani, 47, will replace Juan Jose Daboub, who will complete his four-year term June 30, overseeing 74 nations in Latin America, the Caribbean, East Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East and North Africa, the bank said. Daboub is a former El Salvador finance minister.

Mulyani and Vice President Boediono have been the target of an opposition campaign accusing them of abusing their authority during the Rp 6.7 trillion ($740 million) bailout of Bank Century in 2008.

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My conclusion about this article is :

Being appointed as one of the Managing Director in World Bank for sure would be a great opportunity for Ibu Sri to contribute her skill to the world. But I still believe that Indonesia need her more than world bank. We will loss her. She is a great women and survival with all tension given by DPR members recently especially during the Century bailout case.

Looking back to the past, many Indonesian prominent has actually predicted that soon or later, Ibu Sri would be removed from her seat to save someone from disaster. Another political maneuver. However, Congratulation and hope your new post could give you wider opportunity and more freedom to contribute to the Indonesian Economic particularly and other countries generally.