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Rupiah continues its rally on Wednesday

The rupiah continued its rally against the US dollar in the Jakarta interbank market for the third day on ...

Rupiah strengthens on market's positive response to Brexit

The rupiah continued its rally against the US dollar in the Jakarta inter-bank market on Thursday morning on the ...

Expert suggests presidential candidates commit to infrastructure in rural region

Economic expert Professor Hermanto Siregar suggested that the two presidential candidates commit themselves to ...

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Awaiting Jokowi`s insightful responses to questions on toll roads By Rahmad N

The second round of Indonesia`s presidential debate, due to be held on February 17, is a golden opportunity for ...

Toll roads will not significantly reduce logistics costs: economist

Senior economist of the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) Faisal Basri opined that toll roads ...

Rupiah strengthens ahead of BPS` economic growth announcement

The Indonesian rupiah strengthened against the US dollar in the Jakarta interbank spot market on Wednesday morning ...

News focus - Millennials in quandary over whether to vote or not

A student group self-proclaimed as "I am Millennial Abstainers" (Saya Milenial Golput/SMG), threatening to ...

Rupiah to strengthen following weakened US dollar: economist

Samuel Securities` economist Ahmad Mikail has forecast that the rupiah will strengthen on Monday after the US dollar ...

Rupiah surges 35 points on Wednesday morning

The Indonesian rupiah traded at Rp14,110 per US dollar in the inter-bank spot market on Wednesday morning, 35 points ...

New Indonesian ambassador to the US wishes to strengthen economic relations

Newly appointed Indonesian ambassador to the US, Mahendra Siregar, aims to strengthen economic relations between the ...

Rupiah strengthens to Rp1,450 against dollar on Wednesday evening

The Indonesian rupiah rose 20 points to close at Rp14,450 against the US dollar on Wednesday evening compared to ...

Year Ender - Democracy must bring prosperity to people by Azis Kurmala

The year 2018 marks the 11th year of the Bali Democracy Forum, a unique Forum that Indonesia has been hosting ...

Rupiah weakens following anxiety over global economic slowdown

The rupiah exchange rate, traded among banks in Jakarta on Monday morning, weakened by 11 points to Rp14,618, from ...

Rise in benchmark interest rate to drag down growth: Economist

Bank Indonesia raising its benchmark interest rate, which is expected to continue to be aggressive, is predicted to ...

Indonesia`s economy can grow higher: World Bank

World Bank Chief Economist in Indonesia, Frederico Gil Sander, said that the Indonesian economy could grow higher than ...