Nusa Dua, Bali (Antara Bali) - Jakarta and Bali will be busy preparing the annual
meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in
2018.
The government is set to make the meeting a big success as it
wants to use the occasion to promote the country`s tourism potentials,
creative industry and financial technology.
"The role of the regional administration is vital in this event.
For that, I ask (the Bali administration) to be united to ensure that
the meeting would end in success and Bali would be a province capable
of hosting big guests," Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut
Binsar Pandjaitan said when heading a coordinating meeting here on
Tuesday to prepare the big event.
The IMF-World Bank annual meeting would be attended by around
12,000 - 15,000 delegates from 189 countries making it one of the
largest meetings in the world in 2018, Luhut said.
The meeting with large number of delegates would provide an
opportunity for Bali and Indonesia in general to promote its economic
potentials, he said. He even said that Bali needs face lifting apart
from maintaining order and security.
He gave emphasis to security that has to be tightened as 23 heads
of state and ministers would take part in the meeting, he added.
Luhut also asked the Bali provincial administration to immediately
start promoting the IMF-World Bank meeting through the mass media
Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika the provincial administration
would improve infrastructure and prepare attractive tour packages for
the delegates.
"The meeting is a big event that puts at stake the reputation of
the nation, but "I am confident we could show them the greatness of the
nation," the governor said. (WDY)
Government To Prepare IMF - World Bank Meeting In Bali
Rabu, 3 Mei 2017 7:12 WIB