ADB officials on visit to Indonesia

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)