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Jakarta index up, rupiah loses more value

Indonesia`s benchmark stock index rose significantly on Tuesday driven mainly by shares in commodity sectors. ...

Indonesia lowers economic growth expectation to 5.9%

Indonesia has lowered this year`s economic growth expectation from 6.3 percent to 5.9 percent due to the global ...

Bank Indonesia fixes reference rate at seven percent

Bank Indonesia increased its reference rate by 50 basis points (bps), from 6.5 percent to 7 percent, on Thursday. ...

Govt to raise sale tax on luxury cars soon

The finance minister will soon issue a regulation on an increase in sale tax on foreign-made luxury cars to curb their ...

Indonesian govt aims to raise mandatory level of biofuel in diesel oil

One of the economic policies unveiled by the Indonesian government recently to contain the widening current account ...

Indonesian ministry of industry issues policies to maintain growth

The Ministry of Industry has issued a package of policies to maintain the growth of national industries affected by ...

RI to cut oil import, promote use of biofuels

Indonesia is taking steps to reduce its fuels imports and promote the use of biofuels at home in response to its ...

Jakarta index rebounds, rupiah sinking deeper

Jakarta index gained on Wednesday closing 43.7 percent higher at 4.218.45 points despite selling actions by foreign ...

Govt preparing policies to address new economic developments

Finance Minister Chatib Basri said the government was preparing a package of economic policies for release on Friday ...

Rupiah dragged down by global and domestic factors

Various global and domestic factors are continuing to pull down the rupiah, according to Bank Indonesia. "The ...

Yudhoyono keeping an eye on index and rupiah

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been keeping a close watch on the composite share price index and the rupiah ...

Indonesia cuts balance of payments deficit

Bank Indonesia said the country succeeded in cutting its balance of payment deficit to US$2.5 billion in the second ...

Jakarta shares open lower, rupiah weakens

The Jakarta composite index opened on Monday lower on market expectation that the US central bank would announce a cut ...

National economy may grow faster than expected: BI governor

Bank Indonesia governor Agus Martowardojo has stated that the national economy may grow at a faster-than-expected ...

Trade deficit caused by oil imports : Minister

Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan blamed fast growing oil requirement and imports for the country`s trade deficit. ...