Japanese banker visits here

JAKARTA (JP): The governor of the Japanese Export and Import Bank Hiroshi Yasuda arrived here yesterday for a six-day visit on a mission to strengthen economic ties with Indonesia.

The Ministry of Finance announced here yesterday that Yasuda was scheduled to hold meetings with President Soeharto, Coordinating Minister for Economy and Finance Saleh Afiff, State Minister of National Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita, and Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono.

On his visit, the first to Indonesia after becoming the Japanese bank governor in May 1994, he will also meet Widjojo Nitisastro, an economic adviser to the Indonesian government.

Yasuda, who is a former deputy minister of finance, met Indonesian Finance Minister Mar'ie Muhammad in Manila early this week, where they attended the annual conference of the Asian Development Bank.

The Japanese Export and Import Bank is currently financing a number of projects in Indonesia, including a nuclear energy system assessment and nuclear research and development evaluation, and a development project for village cooperatives. (13)