Suharto Fires Governor of Central Bank; Official Opposed Currency Board From: The Washington Post | Date: February 18, 1998| Author: Keith B. Richburg | Copyright 1998 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

President Suharto today fired the independent-minded governor of Indonesia's central bank, exposing deep fissures within the country's ruling circle over economic policy and raising new questions about the future of a $43 billion International Monetary Fund bailout plan.

Analysts said the dismissal sent a signal that Suharto intends to press ahead and peg the battered local currency to the U.S. dollar over objections of the United States and the IMF. The IMF has threatened to ...

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