Indonesia

The Leaderboard: Walter North

Who is he? Ambassador Walter North is a career diplomat. He has held several high ranking positions in the U.S. Agency for International Development, including Mission Director for Egypt, Indonesia, India, and Zambia. Prior to his career with USAID, North…

APEC: Getting Stuff Done

By Matt Goodman Speaking to a hall full of CEOs at last year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Honolulu, President Barack Obama got his biggest applause line when he announced that he had just signed a law approving the…

By The Numbers: July 20, 2012

40% The new cap on single ownership of an Indonesian bank. Indonesia released the new regulations on bank ownership July 18, but left some wiggle room for greater ownership by healthy lenders. $7.24 billion The amount the South Korean government…

The Leaderboard: Nafsiah Mboi

The Leaderboard profiles the people behind the policies of the Asia-Pacific. This post features Nafsiah Mboi, Minister of Health for the Republic of Indonesia. Who is she? Nafsiah Mboi is a pediatrician and health activist who has been deeply involved…