IMF team will arrive tomorrow

IMF team will arrive tomorrow

JAKARTA (JP): A team from the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) is expected to arrive here tomorrow to review the country's
reform program, said former coordinating minister for economy and
finance Saleh Affif yesterday.

"They will be here on Wednesday," he told reporters at a
ceremony to hand over his post to Ginandjar Kartasasmita.

He, however, was not clear on whether it would be top level
management or just a staff team visiting.

The IMF team is expected to meet with members of the new
cabinet to discuss Indonesia's economic reform programs sponsored
by the fund.

Early this month, the team was disappointed when it failed to
meet with the previous cabinet, which was busy with the
presidential and vice presidential elections.

Since then the relations between Indonesia and the IMF has
been tense with doubts of Indonesia's seriousness in continuing
the reforms. (08)