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Current account deficit predicted at 3.3-3.5 percent of GDP

Bank Indonesia (BI) predicted that the countrys current account deficit would be relatively high at 3.3-3.5 percent of ...

Importers urge govt to establish import exchange rate

The Indonesian National Importers Association (GINSI) in North Sumatra has urged the government to draw a policy on ...

Rupiah weakens against US dollar

Bank Indonesia (BI) said the rupiah lost 0.81 percent in value against the US dollar on the average to a level of ...

Biodiesel use to reduce trade deficit: Hatta

Indonesia is striving to maximize the use of bio-diesel as part of efforts to reduce imports of oil and gas to reduce ...

Indonesia`s economy grows 5.78 percent in 2013

The Indonesian economy grew 5.78 percent in 2013 and was marked by an improvement in the economic performance across ...

Govt consumption helps drive Indonesia`s growth: minister

Finance Minister Chatib Basri attributed the fairly high growth of the countrys economy in 2013 partly to government ...

Economy to slow down in Q3: Finance Ministry

Indonesia`s economy is expected to grow by less than 5.8 percent during the third quarter, owing to weak consumption ...

Minister hopes low cost cars won`t boost fuel consumption

The Deputy Minister of Finance Mahendra Siregar expressed hope on Monday that sales of Low Cost Green Cars (LCGC) ...

BI cuts economic growth forecast to 5.5-5.9 percent

The central bank has revised Indonesia`s economic growth forecast for 2013 from 5.8-6.2 percent to 5.5-5.9 percent. ...

Budget deficit may stay below 2.38 pct of GDP

The Finance Ministry has predicted that the country`s budget deficit this year may stay below the target of 2.38 ...

Govt to control import of non-productive goods

The Indonesian government is seeking to control the import of non-essential and non-productive goods to reduce the ...

Govt mulling special incentives for special economic zones

The Finance Ministry is considering granting incentives to investors wishing to invest in special economic zones ...

Observer says decline in foreign exchange reserves still normal

An economic observer said that the drop of the country`s foreign exchange reserves to US$98.1 billion at the end of ...

Current account deficit estimated at 2.2 pct: economist

The country`s current account deficit at the end of this year is estimated at 2.2 percent of the gross domestic ...

Bank Indonesia sees no reason to raise reference rate

Bank Indonesia has not seen any strong reason to change or raise its reference rate now standing at 5.75 percent, ...