#monetary policy

Collection of monetary policy news, found 50 news.

Indonesia`s economy expected to perform better this year

The Indonesian economy is expected to perform better this year than it did last year after the government issued a ...

Too early to ease monetary policy: BI

Bank Indonesia (BI) thinks it is still too early to ease the current monetary policy; including reducing the reference ...

BI maintains interest to prevent capital outflow

Bank Indonesia (BI) said it has maintained its benchmark interest rate (BI rate) at 7.5 percent this year to prevent ...

Jakarta composite index closes higher on Wednesday

The Jakarta composite index (JCI) closed 0.52 percent higher on Wednesday amid quiet trading. The index of the ...

Jakarta composite index down, rupiah flat

The Jakarta composite index (JCI) slipped 0.07 percent in the opening trade on Wednesday after a significant ...

Rupiah weakens to 11,862 on Wednesday evening

The Indonesian rupiah traded at the interbank spot market in Jakarta on Wednesday evening weakened 52 points to 11,862 ...

Current account deficit could weaken rupiah: Central bank

Bank Indonesia said Indonesia`s current account deficit could help weaken the country`s currency rupiah. ...

Rupiah gains 15 points on Monday morning

The rupiah gained 15 points against the dollar here on Monday morning. Samuel Securities analyst Lana ...

BI rate maintained at 5.75 percent

Bank Indonesia`s board of governors maintained its reference rate of 5.75 percent on Thursday. The central ...

RI`s 2011 inflation rate likely lower than projected

Indonesia`s inflation rate is likely to slow to 4.7 percent by the end of this year, or 0.3 percent lower than 5 ...

BI to closely monitor global financial market developments

Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Darmin Nasution said the central bank would remain alert towards the risks and ...

Nat`l economy to grow only 6.5 pct in 2012 : BI

Indonesia`s economy in 2012 will grow 6.5 percent, or slower than 6.7 percent as assumed in the Draft 2012 State ...

RI`s forex reserves sufficient to safeguard rupiah : BI official

Indonesia`s foreign reserves are strong enough to safeguard the rupiah from money market pressures caused by the ...

BI predicts deflation in May

Bank Indonesia (BI/the central bank) Governor Darmin Nasution has predicted that deflation would take place this May ...

Govt projects 2012 growth at 6.5-6.9 pct

The government has projected the domestic economy to expand by a range of 6.5-6.9 percent in 2012, or slightly higher ...