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Indonesia Pavilion Catches Eyes of IMF's Boss
Ester Christine Natalia, CNBC Indonesia
10 October 2018 20:00
Nusa Dua, CNBC Indonesia - Indonesia Pavilion, an exhibition of the country's best potentials, were packed with visitors on Wednesday (10/10/2018) afternoon as more delegates arrived to attend the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - World Bank (WB) Annual Meetings in Nusa Dua, Bali.
However, the 2,000-square-meter hall were getting more crowded and hectic as IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde entered the venue. She looked chic in a black blazer made of Indonesian handwoven fabric embellished with gemstones on the hems and a wide smile on her face. A white frangipani flower was slipped to silver rings on her left pinky finger.
Lagarde shook hands with some people that she encountered as the exhibition guides led her to observe Indonesia's development and economic progress, as well as cultural products.
She stopped in front of traditional house mockups as the guides explained brief philosophy and history of the building behind them.
"I know this one," she said, pointing at the mockup of Gadang, Padangnese traditional house.
After few stops to see posters of country's best tourism destinations and to watch several children performed traditional dance to welcome her, Lagarde arrived at the showcase of country's national strategic infrastructure development projects. She shook her head in awe for several times while looking at the mockups.
"This is amazing," Lagarde said in excitement, while observing Holtekamp Bridge project of Public Works and Housing Ministry. She could not hide her surprise when the guides explained that the bridge structures were assembled in Surabaya and shipped all the way through water to Papua, where it was built.
"Wow, it is so far away, isn't it?" Lagarde said.
A visit to Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, prior to a hectic week of meetings seems to leave a memorable impression to Lagarde. The first woman leader of IMF explicitly said that she wanted to stay in Lombok once she was over the hill.
"I want to buy one [villa]. I want to live here when I get older. Lombok nature is very beautiful," she said as her eyes scanned the mockups of Mandalika Special Economic Zone.
Among cultural products that she enjoyed during the visit was a live demo in making Flores handwoven fabrics, where she got her hands on the dried plants for natural threads dye.
She also requested several songs from a musical artist named Ivan Pah, 26, who played sasando-traditional NTT musical instrument. At first, she asked him to play any song from singer Bruno Mars with the sasando. But the musician eventually played the song "Let It Be" from The Beatles to which Lagarde responded with clapping hands and a wide smile.
"Indonesia Pavilion is very impressive, displaying crafts, technology, and tourism. This is great," she said as she left the venue after about 15 minutes of visit.
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However, the 2,000-square-meter hall were getting more crowded and hectic as IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde entered the venue. She looked chic in a black blazer made of Indonesian handwoven fabric embellished with gemstones on the hems and a wide smile on her face. A white frangipani flower was slipped to silver rings on her left pinky finger.
"I know this one," she said, pointing at the mockup of Gadang, Padangnese traditional house.
After few stops to see posters of country's best tourism destinations and to watch several children performed traditional dance to welcome her, Lagarde arrived at the showcase of country's national strategic infrastructure development projects. She shook her head in awe for several times while looking at the mockups.
"This is amazing," Lagarde said in excitement, while observing Holtekamp Bridge project of Public Works and Housing Ministry. She could not hide her surprise when the guides explained that the bridge structures were assembled in Surabaya and shipped all the way through water to Papua, where it was built.
"Wow, it is so far away, isn't it?" Lagarde said.
A visit to Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, prior to a hectic week of meetings seems to leave a memorable impression to Lagarde. The first woman leader of IMF explicitly said that she wanted to stay in Lombok once she was over the hill.
"I want to buy one [villa]. I want to live here when I get older. Lombok nature is very beautiful," she said as her eyes scanned the mockups of Mandalika Special Economic Zone.
Among cultural products that she enjoyed during the visit was a live demo in making Flores handwoven fabrics, where she got her hands on the dried plants for natural threads dye.
She also requested several songs from a musical artist named Ivan Pah, 26, who played sasando-traditional NTT musical instrument. At first, she asked him to play any song from singer Bruno Mars with the sasando. But the musician eventually played the song "Let It Be" from The Beatles to which Lagarde responded with clapping hands and a wide smile.
"Indonesia Pavilion is very impressive, displaying crafts, technology, and tourism. This is great," she said as she left the venue after about 15 minutes of visit.
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