A trend setter as women now comprise half of Bank Indonesia rate-setting board

JAKARTA, Feb 14 (Bloomberg): Bank Indonesia achieved gender balance in its policy-setting board with the appointment of its new deputy governor.

Filianingsih Hendarta, 60, got the parliament’s approval on Tuesday to serve a five-year term starting April, succeeding Deputy Governor Dody Budi Waluyo who will retire. She’s a career central banker who started in 1986 and currently leads its Payment System Policy department.