Banking-Reform

IMF Imposes Harsh Structural Adjustment on Indonesia

| Importance: 9/10

IMF approves a $23-43 billion rescue package for Indonesia during the Asian Financial Crisis, mandating severe economic reforms including privatization, banking sector restructuring, and corporate reforms. The structural adjustment program fundamentally reshaped Indonesia’s economic landscape, …

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Banking Act of 1935 Restructures Federal Reserve, Reduces Wall Street Influence Over Monetary Policy

| Importance: 8/10

President Roosevelt signs the Banking Act of 1935 on August 23, 1935, fundamentally restructuring the Federal Reserve System to centralize monetary policy authority in a reformed Board of Governors in Washington rather than the twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks, which had been dominated by …

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