#macro economy

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Indonesian credit growth target higher than realization in 2014

The target of credit growth at 16.46 percent was higher than realization in 2014, the Financial Service Authority ...

BI maintains reference rate at 7.75 percent

Bank Indonesias (BI) board of governors decided to keep its reference rate at 7.75 percent, while the Lending Facility ...

BI to enforce stringent monetary policy to achieve inflation target

Bank Indonesia (BI) will implement a stringent monetary policy until the end of 2014 to achieve the inflation target, ...

Jakarta index hits a record high at 5,246 points

The Jakarta composite index (JCI) hits a record high on Monday on strong confidence of investors in the countrys ...

Government seeking ways to maintain fiscal sustainability

Finance Minister Chatib Basri said the government continued looking for ways to save to maintain fiscal sustainability ...

Government to not fully hand over economic system to market

The government will not fully hand over the economic system to the market mechanism because Indonesia has chosen "the ...

Jakarta share prices up, rupiah down in value

The Jakarta composite index (JCI) closed higher on expectation that the countrys economic condition would improve. ...

Rupiah down in value against dollar, index up

The rupiah closed lower in value against the US dollar in interbank transaction on Wednesday amid minimum new positive ...

2014 budget deficit estimated at 2.02 pct: Finance minister

The 2014 budget deficit is estimated to reach Rp209.5 trillion, or about 2.02 percent of the gross domestic product ...

OJK and BI to sign MoU on transfer of authority

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) and Bank Indonesia (BI) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ...

BI raises benchmark rate by 50 basis points

Bank Indonesia (BI/the central bank) raised its benchmark rate by 50 basis points to 6.5 percent from the previous 6 ...

Indonesia has better economic conditions

Deputy Finance Minister Mahendra Siregar said that Indonesia`s economic condition was better than those of other ...

New finance minister ready to escort budget revision debate

Newly-installed Minister of Finance Chatib Basri has expressed readiness to escort the debate of 2013 budget revision ...

Indonesia can achieve 6.6 pct economic growth this year

Amid predictions of lower economic growth by international institutions, Bank Indonesia (BI) is still convinced that ...

President Yudhoyono still weighing candidates for finance minister

Chief economic minister Hatta Rajasa said he still did not know who would be the next finance minister to replace Agus ...