1. Perry Warjiyo was born on 25 February 1959 and is the current Governor of Bank Indonesia, Indonesia's central Bank.
10 Facts About Perry Warjiyo
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Perry Warjiyo was sworn into office on 24 May 2018, succeeding the previous Governor Agus Martowardojo.
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Perry Warjiyo's appointment reflects the practice in Indonesia of frequently appointing professionals with strong economic and policymaking experience to senior economic posts in government.
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Perry Warjiyo was born in Sukoharjo, a town in Central Java south of the larger city of Surakarta.
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Perry Warjiyo attended primary and secondary school in Sukoharjo before studying at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta.
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Perry Warjiyo graduated from Faculty of Economics in 1982 and later undertook studies at Iowa State University in the United States.
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Perry Warjiyo graduated in economics at Iowa State University, specialising in monetary policies and international finance, with a master's degree in 1989 and a PhD in 1991.
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Shortly after Perry Warjiyo become Governor in mid-2018, international economic conditions led to pressure on the Indonesian exchange rate and the rupiah depreciated noticeably.
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Perry Warjiyo has an extensive publication record of articles covering a wide range of monetary policy issues in both English and Indonesian.
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Perry Warjiyo has provided numerous guest lectures about monetary policy in Indonesian universities and has acted as a supervisor and examiner in post-graduate studies in the Faculty of Economics and Business in the University of Indonesia in Jakarta.