#macroeconomic

Collection of macroeconomic news, found 417 news.

Banks should follow central bank`s rate cut

Bank Indonesia`s step to cut its benchmark interest rate should be followed by the lowering of banks` lending rates so ...

BI cuts key rate by 50 basis points to 6 pct

Bank Indonesia (the central bank/BI) decided on Thursday to cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 6 ...

Hatta predicts economy to grow 6.5 pct in 2011

Chief Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa said he was still optimistic that economic growth in 2011 still could reach 6.5 ...

President receives Oxford Business Group Delegation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received an Oxford Business Group (OBG) delegation at his office here on ...

news focus: Indonesia to be middle power or fence sitter?

Indonesia enjoyed the relatively high economic growth rate of 6.5 percent in 2010 and is now the leader of regional ...

BI maintains key rate at 6.75 pct

Bank Indonesia (the central bank/BI) has decided to maintain its key interest rate at 6.75 percent which it said is ...

Asean seeking food security amid surge in global prices

The current global food and energy price hikes have concerned President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as this year`s ASEAN ...

Food, energy security to be discussed in ASEAN Summit

Food and energy security will be one of the topics of the 18th ASEAN Summit in Jakarta next May 7-8, Cabinet Secretary ...

Asean to have financial supervisory institution soon

Acting Chief of the Fiscal Policy Board at the Indonesian Finance Ministry Bambang Brodjonegoro said on Thursday an ...

News Focus: BI Curbing Inflation By Appreciating Rupiah

Bank Indonesia is curbing the inflation by letting the rupiah appreciate in an acutely dilemmatic choice of policies ...

Financial system stable despite capital outflow : BI

Bank Indonesia (BI) said the country`s financial system last week had remained stable despite pressure caused by a ...

World Bank warns RI of capital inflow risks

World Bank Director of Development Prospects, Hans Timmer, said in Washington on Wednesday (Thursday in Jakarta) that ...