VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

At least 30 Heads of State and Government, and 17,000 delegates are scheduled to attend the IMF-World Bank annual meeting, in Bali, in October this year. This is certainly very helpful for Bali, as it can increase the number of tourist arrivals and support the local income. The chairman of Bali Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), Anak Agung Ngurah Alit Wiraputra told reporters in Sanur, Bali on Monday January, 15^th. Wiraputra considers the IMF-World Bank annual meeting can be a blessing for the Island of the Gods.

“The IMF and the World Bank Meeting will be on October, 12 to 14. But the effects, they've been preparing it since January, until October,” Anak Agung Ngurah Alit Wiraputra said.

Alit Wiraputra said the annual meeting of the IMF-World Bank will give a multiplier effect. The whole sectors are considered to get a blessing from the international event. Wiraputra believes the arrival of the delegation will boost extraordinary money circulation in Bali. He calculates 800 billion rupiah will be spent for the event and 17 thousand delegates are expected to contribute about 1.5 trillion rupiah income. (Rifai trans by Rezha)