Minister says 32,000 people to attend IMF-WB meetings in Bali starting this weekend.

Bali and World News and Views Editor's Comments:

If it seems extra busy on Bali's roads from today  throughout next week you now know why.

 32,000 more delegates attending the IMF conference plus her families. 

Almost feel like renting my luxury car hearing they are paying $500 to thousand dollars a day, but no thanks.

Bali residents and tourists will be advised that you should stay clear of southern Bali the next week that includes especially Nusa Dua, Tanjung Benoa, Bukit, Uluwatu, Jimbaran and around the airport . 

I wouldn't be surprised if this hour-long gridlock traffic in Tuban, Kuta, Seminyak, Canggu sall the way out to Tahah Lot  for the next week.;

I personally will keep my family out of the area and to stay between Sanur or and Saba

At any rate it will all be worth it because there nothing better than having almost every half-hour news throughout the world on what's happening at the IMF and all the sites they are visiting in Bali. 

This could be arguably be the largest conference ever held in Bali and will prove how successful Bali can be at sponsoring such events.

Best wishes to The I.M.F. and hopes for a very successful conference.

News Desk

The Jakarta Post
Jakarta | Fri, October 5, 2018 | 11:01 am
Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan. (tempo.co/File)

Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan has said about 32,000 people have registered for the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Nusa Dua, Bali, to be held from Oct. 8 to 14.

“There are 32,000 attendees, more than the initial estimate [of 19,000],” Luhut said as reported by Antara after chairing a coordination meeting to prepare for the event in Nusa Dua on Thursday.

With the latest figure, Luhut said the meetings would welcome the largest number of participants since the annual meetings were first organized in 1946. 

The participants consist of representatives of central banks, financial ministries, business communities and other international and regional organizations.

Initially, the National Development Planning Agency (Bapennas) estimated that the meeting would be attended by 19,000 participants, who are estimated to spend some Rp 1.5 trillion (US$98.79 million), during their stay on the island.

The government also believes the event will further promote Bali and other regions as tourist destinations.

The final coordination meeting was attended by among others, representatives of the Finance Ministry, the State-Owned Enterprises Ministry, the State Secretariat, the Foreign Ministry, Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, the Indonesian Military, State Intelligence Agency, Volcanology and Disaster Mitigation Center as well as representatives from regional administrations in Bali. (bbn)