Kissinger to address Asian bankers meeting

Kissinger to address Asian bankers meeting

JAKARTA (JP): Henry Kissinger, a former U.S. secretary of
state, and a number of ministers will address the 11th general
meeting and seminar of the Asian Bankers Association here next
week.

The Association's chairman, Mochtar Riady of the Lippo Banking
Group, said yesterday that Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad is
expected to open the two-day meeting at the Shangri-La hotel next
Monday, Nov. 7.

He said the meeting's theme will be: "Global Economic
Transformation: Impact on Asian Financial Markets".

Its speakers will include State Minister for Development
Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita, Bank Indonesia Governor J.
Soedradjad Djiwandono and Minister of Tourism, Post and
Telecommunications Joop Ave.

Australian Foreign Minister Gareth Evans is expected to
address the meeting's gala dinner on Monday evening, while the
Deputy Superintendent of Banks of the State of California, David
Scott, will discuss the North American Free Trade Agreement and
its implications for the Asian banking community earlier on the
day.

Mochtar said the Association's new officers will be
inaugurated on the second day of the meeting.

The Asian Bankers Association, established in 1981, groups 180
banks from 14 Asia-Pacific countries and seven banks from other
nations. Its membership is open to banks and financial
institutions operating in Asia and Australia, while participation
in its annual seminars is also open to institutions which have
interests in Asian businesses.(riz)