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business community agrees to cut down on imports - (d)

The Indonesian business community has agreed to reduce imports to prevent the country`s current trade deficit and ...

President chairs limited cabinet meeting on economic issues

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono chaired a limited cabinet meeting to discuss economic issues here on Thursday ...

Indonesia raises benchmark rate to 7.25 pct again

Bank Indonesia raised its benchmark rate again on Thursday by 25 basis points to 7.25 percent, after raising it by 50 ...

BI: Indonesia`s balance of payments to improve in Q3

Bank Indonesia predicted the country`s balance of payments would improve in the third quarter of this year. A ...

Jakarta index closes higher , rupiah down

Profit taking prevented the Jakarta composite share price index from rising higher on Thursday . The index of the ...

The government charges LPEI with a task of boosting exports

The government has charged the Indonesian Export Finance Agency (LPEI) to fully support the country`s export program ...

Rupiah down, Jakarta index extends losses

Worries about the impact of deficit in the country`s trade balance continues to bear on rupiah that lost more value on ...

Rupiah strengthens to Rp11,410 per dollar on Wednesday evening

The rupiah has gained 15 points against the dollar, reaching Rp11,410 on Wednesday evening, after a report that many ...

Govt to reduce CAD to below 3 pct, says minister

Finance Minister Chatib Basri said the government would take steps to lower the country`s current account deficit ...

Realistic growth target for 2013 set at 5.9 pct: Minister

Chief Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa has announced that the economic growth target for this year has been set ...

New investment coordinating board head to play key role

The new chief of Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) will play an all- important role in attracting foreign ...

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. ...

President Yudhoyono leads meeting on crisis anticipation

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono presided over a limited cabinet meeting in anticipation of a crisis on ...