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Jakarta index falls, rupiah stable on rise in forex reserves

The Jakarta composite share price index opened lower on Tuesday to follow the regional trend. The index of the ...

Kadin: Lack of confidence triggers economic crisis

Lack of confidence of business players and investors in the government policy was behind the crisis in the exchange ...

Jakarta index up rupiah flat ahead of BI meeting

Indonesia`s benchmark stock index gained in the opening trade on Thursday ahead of a meeting of the board of governors ...

RI to cut oil import, promote use of biofuels

Indonesia is taking steps to reduce its fuels imports and promote the use of biofuels at home in response to its ...

Jakarta index shrink, rupiah loses more value

The Jakarta composite index fell in the opening trade on Tuesday to follow the regional trend. The index of the ...

Rupiah down 175 points against US dollar

The Indonesian currency rupiah fell again in the early trade on Friday opening at 11,035 from 10,860 per dollar ...

Indonesian govt unlikely to achieve 6 pct growth in 2013

The government is unlikely to achieve a six percent economic growth at the end of this year because the economic ...

High inflation only temporary: Economist

The 8.6 percent year on year inflation recorded last July was beyond many predictions but the high inflation was only ...

Jakarta index rebounds, rupiah sinking deeper

Jakarta index gained on Wednesday closing 43.7 percent higher at 4.218.45 points despite selling actions by foreign ...

Jakarta shares open lower, rupiah weakens

The Jakarta composite index opened on Monday lower on market expectation that the US central bank would announce a cut ...

Rupiah down again

The exchange rate of the Indonesian rupiah dropped again on Thursday against the US dollar. It dropped by 10 ...

Jakarta index down, rupiah gains

Indonesia`s benchmark stock index fell 11.39 points in the opening trade on Monday morning to follow the regional ...

Obscure fuel subsidy policy responsible for rupiah`s weaking

The obscure policy on fuel subsidy was responsible for the rupiah`s weakening against the dollar, an Indonesian ...

BI rate of 6.5 pct enough: Foreign economist

Bank Indonesia (BI) need not raise its benchmark interest rate by another 50 basis points to 7 percent despite ...

Economist suggests govt to focus on secondary sector for growth

DBS Bank Singapore economist Eugene Leow said the Indonesian government should move from primary to secondary sectors ...