JAKARTA, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Indonesia's finance minister
Sri Mulyani Indrawati is among candidates being considered to be
the next central bank governor, replacing the current chief
whose term will end in May, local news websites reported on
Monday.
Under a recently revised central bank law, President Joko
Widodo must submit at least one name to parliament by February,
to allow time for lawmakers to conduct a fit-and-proper test for
candidates before selecting the best person for the job.
Bank Indonesia's (BI) current governor Perry Warjiyo was
also being considered for a second and last term, Detik.com
reported, citing an unnamed source. The news portal also listed
the head of the Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation, Purbaya
Yudhi Sadewa, and BI's senior deputy governor, Destry Damayanti,
as other potential candidates.
Kumparan.com reported Purbaya, Sri Mulyani and Warjiyo as
names under consideration but did not cite any sources.
Purbaya declined to comment on his potential candidacy when
contacted by Reuters on Monday. The president's office and
others named by the media did not immediately respond to
requests for comment.
Warjiyo, in an interview with Bloomberg News last week, said
he believed Widodo would choose the best person to lead BI, but
did not provide details.
BI has lifted interest rates by 225 basis points since
August as part of the central bank's post-pandemic tightening
cycle.
(Reporting by Stefanno Sulaiman, Ananda Teresia, Gayatri
Suroyo; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor)
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