ADB officials on visit to Indonesia

JAKARTA (JP): Seven members of the Manila-based Asian Development Bank's board of directors are scheduled to begin their 14-day official trip to Indonesia today.

The delegation, led by K. Venkatesan, the ADB director, who represent Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Laos, will be here until Sept. 13 to monitor development projects financed by the bank and to meet several Indonesian senior officials.

The bank's mission is also scheduled to meet President Soeharto, and hold some meetings with coordinating minister for economy and finance, coordinating minister for industry and trade, minister of environment, and the governor of Bank Indonesia.

The delegation will visit their projects such as the Sermo reservoir in Wates, Yogyakarta, irrigation project in Bali, Micro Credit, a loans project for very small businesses in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.

They will also meet the president of state-owned electricity company PLN, the governor of Yogyakarta province, governor of Bali, governor of West Nusa Tenggara, and the chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of commerce and Industry (KADIN).

The delegation will also visit Texmaco's textile plant in Karawang, West Java. (08)