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Rupiah under big pressure: BI

The rupiah exchange rate was facing considerable pressure until finally depreciating, thereby crossing a new ...

Bold step to end years of deficit in current account balance

The government has taken a drastic step by curbing imports mainly import of consumer goods in a bid to prevent a ...

Government should postpone projects to stabilize rupiah: economist

The Indonesian government should postpone infrastructure projects in the pipeline and use their funding to stabilize ...

Price stability causes deflation in august: Finance minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati on Monday attributed the 0.05 percent deflation in August mainly to price ...

New escalation of trade war puts rupiah under heavier pressure

The Indonesian currency rupiah had weakened on issue of new escalation of trade war, analysts said. The currency ...

BI continues market intervention to curb pressure on rupiah

Bank Indonesia (BI) continued to intervene in the foreign currency market until Monday to curb global pressure on the ...

Rupiah falls in value against dollar

The Indonesian currency rupiah fell in value closing at the level of 14,610 per U.S. dollar in inter-bank transactions ...

Regulation needed to keep foreign exchange longer at home: economist

A leading economist said a regulation is needed to keep export earning in foreign exchange longer in the country to ...

New trump sanctions on Iran take effect despite pleas from allies

U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on Monday that firms doing business with Tehran would be barred from the ...

Asian Games to boost Indonesian economy

The upcoming implementation of the 18th Asian Games is expected to help boost Indonesian economy, according to an ...

bi continues to strengthen policy in inflation control

Bank Indonesia (BI) continues to work tirelessly with the Government to strengthen policy coordination in the area of ...

Divestment by Freeport the only rational choice: Observer

An economist and energy observer from the state Gajahmada University Fahmy Radhi said share divestment by Freeport ...

Jokowi needs technocrats for a running mate : Economist

An economist said President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) needs to consider a technocrat skilled in industrialization for a ...

Loan from World Bank to increase maritime logistics

The World Bank`s Executive Board of Directors approved a new 300-million-dollar loan that will be used to support the ...

Economic integration needed to face trade war

In the face of possible trade war between giant economies of the United States and China, Indonesia has to improve the ...