manynovel Chapter 955 Are You True?
Chapter 955 Are You True?
The original time entered late April [-]. After the initial turmoil, the financial markets of some countries began to stabilize. The governments of most crisis countries stepped up their efforts to reform the economic and financial systems.
However, although it is said that on March 29th, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency was established and announced the implementation of comprehensive guarantees.On March 2000, Indonesian President Suharto dismissed Giwan Dono, the president of Central Bank of Indonesia, and appointed Sabirin, the director of Central Bank of Indonesia, as the president.But Indonesia's economic situation has not shown any signs of improvement!Indonesia's financial market continues to be turbulent, the currency is still depreciating, and the number of unemployed people is still growing, approaching [-] million!Foreign capital is still fleeing, as if Indonesia were a sinking ship.
Moreover, a drought that lasted from [-] to [-] caused a substantial reduction in Indonesia's food production, which in turn caused difficulties in domestic food supply, soaring prices, and a sharp decline in the living standards of the people. The problems of equalization and polarization are more prominent!
Under such circumstances, in order to obtain the huge loan provided by the International Monetary Fund, the Indonesian government had to carry out some domestic reforms in accordance with the requirements of the organization. Among them, the policy of greatly increasing the price of fuel and electricity, and It has aroused strong protests from many people in the country!
Obama blocked the scorching sun with his hands in disgust, and walked the streets of Jakarta, the largest city and capital of Indonesia, while explaining.And behind him are his four partners.The five of them are a group sent by the well-known American media Associated Press to Indonesia for interviews!They have been here for almost ten days!
After ten days of interviews, Jakarta, which was once called Batavia by the Dutch in the past, is now the largest industrial center in the country, with the largest financial and industrial and commercial institutions in the country, and hundreds of domestic and foreign companies. There are many corporate offices and large-scale comprehensive business districts.Become the political, economic and cultural center of Indonesia.The hub of sea and land transportation is the throat of transportation between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, and it is also an important bridge between Asia and Oceania.
But in the eyes of Obama and others, this city, like many cities in developing countries in the world, is a city with strong contrasts between tradition and modernity, rich and poor.Looking down from the tall buildings in the city, you can casually see it in a messy jungle made of reinforced concrete.Those low tile houses are mixed in it.The wide asphalt roads intersect with those bluestone roads that have existed for an unknown how long. Not far from the noisy and crowded villages may be magnificent five-star hotels and entertainment venues!
"Omar, it's already eleven o'clock, should we find a place to rest and have lunch?" Someone suggested.Jakarta is located near the equator, and the temperature will be very high at noon.
Obama calmly put away the microphone, and turned his attention to the guide of the five of them, a Chinese man of Indonesian nationality, Wu Haishun.this time.When Obama and the others came to Indonesia, they were appointed by the top executives of the Associated Press.Therefore, the funds are absolutely sufficient, and there is no fixed time requirement.So during the ten or so days they stayed here, they could completely control their working hours every day!
Led by Wu Haishun, they went to a Chinese restaurant on the street for dinner.
"Wu, Jin, the economic situation in your country is not optimistic!" Mark, the cameraman in the Obama team, spoke.
"Alas..." Wu Haishun sighed deeply.But I don't know what to say.A year ago, he was still a white-collar successful person with an annual income of tens of thousands of dollars, but he has not even passed a year.Today, his income can't even reach one-third of the past!
"It's not because of the financial crisis!" Wu Haishun said while eating sullenly. He no longer had any hope for the country's prospects in the near future.Although, the senior officials of zheng fu said on TV every day that the country's economy is recovering.Everything is developing in a good direction, but judging from his personal experience, these words are undoubtedly lies!However, for this kind of thing, he has long been numb to it!him today.Just thinking about how to make myself earn more money!
The planner Robert suddenly touched Obama with his elbow and winked. Obama followed his gaze knowingly, and saw a Caucasian man sitting on a tree on the street not far from the restaurant. Sitting in the shade.
"Omar, this person seems to have been following us!" Robert said worriedly.In this foreign land, being followed by a strange man is not a good thing.Especially this strange man doesn't look like a kind person!
However, Obama noticed that after the strange Caucasian man noticed his gaze, he gestured with his fingers on his chest, which relieved Obama a lot.Before coming to Indonesia, his boss once told him that as long as they did not violate the local laws in Indonesia, they would not have to worry about their personal safety. The agency had already arranged professional staff to be responsible for their safety and security throughout the entire process!It's just that these people, on weekdays, will not appear in front of them unless necessary, and other people in the group don't know the existence of these people.And the code to confirm the identity between the two parties is the gesture just now!
"It's okay, don't worry!" Obama patted Robert's shoulder and said, "I can guarantee it!"
Robert looked at Omaba in surprise, seeing his confident appearance, he stopped paying attention there half-believingly!
"I'm afraid it's more than that?" Mark said while eating, "Don't you think that all of this is inseparable from your president's family?" Suharto has been in power for more than 20 years, not only his cronies All of them flourished and took up important positions in the government and the army one after another.Even his family members have prospered one by one because of this.
His six daughters, uncle, and daughter-in-law are not members of Congress, and the top military executives with real power are the major shareholders of the enterprise group.For example, his elder brother is the major shareholder of the largest automobile group in Indonesia!And his children's company is engaged in automobile manufacturing, oil and gas development and other fields, and also owns the equity of Indonesia's domestic airline!His son-in-law, the commander of the strategic reserve force of the Indonesian Army, Lieutenant General Pura Bowo, who once served as the commander of the special forces, was behind the riots in Indonesia!Prominent political power has opened the door for the family to seek personal gain. Therefore, the Suharto family controls Indonesia's financial industry, automobile industry, construction industry, forestry, electricity, mining, transportation, news media and real estate industries. Every money-making sector has someone from the Suharto family.
"Have you heard? I heard that the total assets of the Suharto family exceed 100 billion dollars!" Liv, the only woman in the group, lowered her voice.Obama smiled slightly, what Liv said was not quite accurate!According to the previous analysis of the "International Finance" magazine, the conservative estimate of the total property owned by the Suharto family is around 300 billion US dollars, while the more radical estimate is hundreds of billions of dollars!
The famous Forbes magazine in the United States listed Suharto as the fourth richest man in the world a few years ago, and it is said that the Suharto family was also listed in the secret investigation data circulated from the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States. into the ranks of the richest families in the world.It is a great irony that a national leader who claims to be elected by the people can own such a huge amount of wealth in just over [-] years!
"100 billion dollars?" Mark shook his head disapprovingly, "How is it possible, with the titles of 'Mrs. Commission', '20.00% Family', 'Lilac Monopoly', and 'Print Family' after so many years, In my opinion, the wealth of the Suharto family must be at least 80 billion U.S. dollars!"
The titles of "Mrs. Commission", "20.00% Family", and "Printing Family" mentioned by Mark are private names for the Suharto family and its members in Indonesia.
Mrs. Ticheng refers to the deceased wife of Suharto. It is said that the first lady of Indonesia often uses various names to raise donations from the society for several foundations she controls, and she wants all the money raised Take ten percent from it.As a result, she earned the title of "Miss Commission" or "Madam Ten Percent".
"Clove monopoly" means that the cloves produced by Indonesian domestic farmers must be sold to companies controlled by the Suharto family, and then sold to the country by the companies. Huge profits!It can be said to be worthless!
"But I heard that the property of the Suharto family is at least 600 billion US dollars. Being an official in Indonesia is really a good job to get rich! If this was in the United States, the president would have been impeached by Congress!" Robert also joined the controversy come.
"Everyone! Everyone!" Wu Haishun's face was already pale at this time, and he said repeatedly, "Stop talking! Don't say any more!" These are Americans, and they are naturally protected by the US government if something happens, but he is an Indonesian. If you get implicated at that time, I'm afraid you won't even lose your life!
At this time, two young men stood up from a table not far away, and sat in front of Omaba and the others with their meals in their arms, asking in a low voice, "Is what you said true?" To be continued