If we examine the development of several key indicators since the crisis, we can note with some satisfaction that they have generally show improvements. Various stabilization efforts undertaken by the Government and Bank Indonesia in the monetary and fiscal fields as well as in bank restructuring have been achieved according to expectation.
Having achieved stability which we will continue to safeguard, we are now confident that the time has come to look ahead. After the initial focus of managing the immediate impact of the crisis had been undertaken, we had subsequently began to deal with the process of recovery by focusing on achieving and maintaining stability.