JANINE GRAHAM, BIZ ASIA: The International Monetary Fund is sending a team to Jakarta for talks on resuming stalled loans to the Indonesian government. The IMF is expected to review Indonesia's progress on economic reforms before implementing a $5.8 billion debt restructuring deal. For more on what to expect when the negotiations begin tomorrow, we go to Atika Shubert, who joins us on the line from Jakarta. Atika, what can we expect?</s>ATIKA SHUBERT, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Janine, the IMF team is due in tonight and will begin working tomorrow. They'll be looking at the government's progress on three main issues - first, maintaining central bank independence. The central bank governor, as you may know, is on trial for corruption charges, and the government has taken the opportunity to push through an amendment, or attempt to push through an amendment, so it's so far stalled in parliament that critics say it threatens the central bank independence. The second issue they'll be looking for is oversight at the nation's bank restructuring body. Critics have accused IBRA, as it is known, for catering to political interests. The final issue will be a way to control or limit the borrowing of regional governments. This is part of the government's ambitious decentralization plan to give fiscal independence to regional governments. And this is something that has IMF officials worrying about a possible borrowing spree from the regions. The team will be in town for up to 12 days in Jakarta, evaluating the progress on these and other issues - a report to IMF directors in Washington. Those directors will then decide whether or not to disburse these loans. Janine.</s>GRAHAM: OK, well, thanks for that. Atika Shubert on the line from Jakarta. END TO ORDER VIDEOTAPES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF CNN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE THE SECURE ONLINE ORDER FROM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
IMF To Hold Talks On Resuming Loans To Indonesia