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Rupiah loses more value against dollar

The Indonesian currency rupiah lost more value in inter-bank transaction on Monday morning trading at the level of ...

IHSG closes lower, rupiah loses more value on Thursday

The Jakarta composite index (IHSG) closed lower on Thursday on sell off by investors and absence of positive ...

Experts to deliver palm oil business outlook at international conference

Several experts and commodity analysts will deliver outlook of the world palm oil business at the 2018 International ...

IHSG opens lower on trade war uncertainty

The Jakarta composite index (IHSH) opened lower on Thursday down 0.34 percent on trade war uncertainty, analyst s said ...

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 ...