No. 25/250/DKom
Bank Indonesia's Governor, Perry Warjiyo, will resume his role as Chair of the Asian Consultative Council - Bank for International Settlements (ACC-BIS)[1] from 26th September 2023, for the next year. The decision is based on an approval by the BIS Board of Directors on 11th September 2023, to extend Perry Warjiyo's term as Chair of ACC-BIS, who has served since September 2021 and would conclude on 26th September 2023.
As Chair, the Bank Indonesia Governor will guide ACC-BIS activities in various areas of central banking, including monetary, macroprudential and payment system matters. During his chairmanship, Perry Warjiyo will continue to encourage the BIS Hong Kong Office, which serves as the ACC-BIS secretariat, to produce research and policy recommendations on a variety of issues that are currently surfacing among global central banks, such as policy strategies in facing global economic, financial and geopolitical shocks to ensure macroeconomic and financial system stability, developing financing sources to support global efforts to combat climate change (sustainable finance), and principles that are required as a reference in the development of digital currency issued by central banks (Central Bank Digital Currency), including the development of a cross-border payment system.
More information is available on the Bank for International Settlements website.
Jakarta, 12th September 2023
Communication Department
Erwin Haryono
Executive Director
Information on Bank Indonesia
Tel. 021-131, email: bicara@bi.go.id
[1] ACC-BIS comprises the Governors of the BIS member central banks in the Asia-Pacific region, namely Australia, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
