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Rupiah strengthens to Rp13,629 against dollar

The Indonesian rupiah closed stronger at Rp13,629 per dollar in the Jakarta interbank market on Wednesday evening, up ...

Rupiah strengthens to Rp13,774 against dollar

The Indonesian rupiah closed stronger at Rp13,774 per dollar in the Jakarta interbank market on Monday evening, up ...

Indonesia govt has disbursed 95 pct of village funds

In Indonesia, based on data at the Ministry of Home Affairs, there were 81,309 villages in 2013, consisting of 72,944 ...

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 ...

Prominent Chinese Economist Will Address Business Executives DuringCoreNetGlobal's Asia Summit in Shanghai

- CoreNet Global, the world's leading association for corporate real estate (CRE) and workplace professionals, ...

Foreign investors buying state bonds

Foreign investors` interest in state rupiah-denominated bonds has continued to rise in line with increasing yields ...

Indonesia`s economy to continue to grow

Indonesia`s economy will continue to grow despite increasing political activities ahead of the general elections in ...

White Top Containerboard usage to experience continued growth in Europe

- Demand growth for white top liners has increased significantly higher than the overall growth in corrugated packaging ...

President to submit names of BI gubernatorial candidates on Friday

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will submit names of candidates for Bank Indonesia (BI) governorship to the House ...