On October 31 1997 stunned Indonesians watched on television how Michael Camdessus the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund IMF stood with arms folded looking down on President Suharto signing away the fate of Indonesia s economy to the IMF Less than a year later however the IMF admitted that it had committed several blunders in its Indonesia program On October 31 1997 stunned Indonesians watched on television how Michael Camdessus the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund IMF stood with arms folded looking down on President Suharto signing away the fate of Indonesia s economy to the IMF Less than a year later however the IMF admitted that ...it had committed several blunders in its Indonesia program