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Growing imports and foreign debt repayments weaken rupiah: Observers

Rupiah lost more value against the US dollar closing at the level of 11,988 per dollar on Wednesday from earlier ...

Foreign banks targeting Indonesian banking market

PT Bank Negara Indonesias chief economist Ryan Kiryanto said here on Saturday that foreign banks are eyeing further ...

Urban muslims support Jokowi

Among the urban Muslim community presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate Jusuf Kalla ...

Century Bank was in dire need of lending facility

Former Century Bank in 2008 urgently needed short-term lending facility (FPJP), as the Indonesian economy was then in ...

Nobel-winning U.S. economist Gary Becker dies at 83

Gary Becker, whose work applying the principles of economics to a wide range of human behavior won the Nobel Prize in ...

BTN reports a strong growth in outstanding credits

Publicly traded lender PT Bank Tabungan Negara recorded a 20.24 percent increase year-on-year in outstanding credit to ...

Indonesia determined to emerge as new Asian tiger

Indonesia is now putting in place industrial development programs across the country in an effort to create a new ...

Govt should raise subsidized fuel prices: Economist

The Indonesian government should raise the prices of subsidized fuels to cut subsidy spending and curb budget deficit, ...

Market`s negative reaction only temporary: economist

Strong negative reaction of the market on Thursday to Wednesdays result of legislative election would not last long, ...

Indonesians flock to polling stations

Indonesians living in eastern parts of the country have flocked to polling stations in their respective areas on ...

Indonesia's economy predicted to grow 5.8 percent in first quarter

Finance minister Chatib Basri had predicted Indonesia's economy grew 5.7 to 5.8 percent in the first quarter of 2014, ...

Rupiah gains against US dollar

The rupiah value was higher against the US dollar in the early trade on Monday . The Indonesian currency traded at ...

ADB predicts indonesia`s economic growth at 5.7 percent

The Asian Development Bank had predicted that Indonesias economy will grow at 5.7 percent this year, slightly down ...

Elections to contribute 0.2 percent to Indonesia`s growth: Economist

Election-related activities in Indonesia this year are expected to contribute 0.2 percent to the national economic ...

Australia Awards Hadi Soesatro Prize to two Indonesians

Australia has awarded two Indonesians for completing their doctorates in Australia with the Australia Awards Hadi ...