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Collection of central banks news, found 32 news.

Jakarta bomb threat not affecting stock market

Last weeks Jakarta bomb threat did not affect investors on the Indonesian stock market, as the Jakarta Composite Index ...

Policy implementation to maintain rupiah stability

The year 2015 has been marked with a long arduous struggle to shore up rupiah to regain some of its lost value ...

Rupiah strengthens to Rp13,774 against dollar

The Indonesian rupiah closed stronger at Rp13,774 per dollar in the Jakarta interbank market on Monday evening, up ...

Too early to ease monetary policy: BI

Bank Indonesia (BI) thinks it is still too early to ease the current monetary policy; including reducing the reference ...

President views Fed`s hike in interest rate as positive sign

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) welcomed the recent hike in interest rate by the US Federal Reserve, viewing it as a ...

Bank lending rate should be lowered to stimulate investment: VP

The bank lending rate, which currently stands above 10 percent, should be lowered as part of the efforts to stimulate ...

BI maintains interest to prevent capital outflow

Bank Indonesia (BI) said it has maintained its benchmark interest rate (BI rate) at 7.5 percent this year to prevent ...

Investors welcome Indonesian eurobond: Chatib Basri

Investors have shown strong interest in Indonesias euro-denominated bond issued recently, stated Finance Minister ...

Central bank announces holiday on election day

Indonesias central bank, Bank Indonesia, has announced that there will be no banking activities on July 9, 2014, due ...

FX Outlook 2014 Q3 and Beyond from FxPro

FxPro releases its latest research paper on the outlook for the FX markets in Q3, Q4 of 2014 and rate predictions over ...

Rupiah under pressure due to thin market: BI

The rupiah has been under pressure for the past few days as the countrys financial market is not yet deep in addition ...

Bank Indonesia has taken legal steps against Bank Century owners

Vice President Boediono announced that Bank Indonesia (BI) had taken legal action against the owners of the ailing ...

President proposes Mirza for another tenure as BI deputy governor

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had proposed Mirza Adytiaswara for another term of office as the senior deputy ...

Foreign investors buying state bonds

Foreign investors` interest in state rupiah-denominated bonds has continued to rise in line with increasing yields ...

Turkish PM to visit China

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Erdogan was leaving Saturday for the first official visit to China by a Turkish premier ...