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BI asked to prevent further weakening of rupiah

Economist from Samuel Sekuritas Indonesia Lana Soelistianingsih said Bank Indonesia should intervene strongly to ...

Central bank makes right decision on BI rate: Economist

A leading economist said Bank Indonesia has made a right decision in maintaining its benchmark interest rate at 5.75 ...

BI predicts economy will grow by 6.3%

According to Bank Indonesia, the country`s economy will grow by 6.3 to 6.8 percent in 2013. "Indonesia`s economy ...

Rupiah gains against US dollar

The Indonesian currency rupiah regained part of its previous losses in value against the US dollar in Thursday`s ...

Rupiah weakens against US dollar

The Indonesian currency rupiah weakened to close at 9,790 to the US dollar in interbank transaction on Wednesday from ...

RI`s GDP to increase to 6.5 pct in 2013: economist

An economist has predicted that Indonesia`s gross domestic product (GDP) this year will increase to 6.5 percent from ...

Massive retirement fund withdrawal can cause trouble to Jamsostek: Economist

The threat by some workers to withdraw a massive amount of retirement funds in mid-January may not be fulfilled at the ...

Economist: Indonesia`s foreign trade to continue to be in the red

An economist from Economics, Industry, Trade (Econit) said Indonesia will continue to suffer trade deficit due to ...

Rising cost of electricity to increase people`s burden

Fadli Zon, deputy chairman of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), said an increase in the price of ...

Mursi`s brotherhood may pay price for Egypt currency fall

Life in Egypt is about to get harder for ordinary people who will bear the brunt of inflation caused by a decline in ...

Increase in price would not cut cigarette consumption

Economist from the State University of Brawijaya Ahmad Erani Yustika in Surabaya said increase in tobacco excise ...

Small industries hardest hit by electricity tariff hike

An economist said the government`s decision to raise the electric tariff would weaken the competitiveness of the ...

Power rate hike to trigger inflation

The planned hike in electricity tariff this year will trigger inflation, according to Latif Adam, an economist from ...

Indonesian govt should form rival SOE for Pertamina

An economist has suggested that the government form another state-owned oil and gas company as a rival of PT Pertamina ...

Indonesian economy to grow at 6.3 percent in 2013: World Bank

The World Bank has predicted that the Indonesia economy will grow at 6.3 percent next year, driven by high investment ...