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Agus believes finance ministerial post to be held by professional

Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo believed the finance ministerial post would be filled by a professional to continue ...

Martowardojo ready to undergo test for central bank chairman

Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo has expressed his readiness to undergo a fit and proper test by the House of ...

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 ...

Current account deficit could weaken rupiah: Central bank

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

Indonesia`s forex reserves reached US$108.78 bln

Indonesia`s foreign exchange reserves by January 31, 2013 reached 108.78 billion U.S. dollars whereas In December 28, ...

Jakarta index gains

The Indonesian Stock Exchange (BEI) opened trade this morning with the composite share price index rising 14.52 points ...

Rupiah gains 15 points on Monday morning

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

January's CPI to rise because of weather

Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo has predicted that the national's "consumer price index" (CPI) rate in January 2013 ...

Forex from exports still small: Central bank

Bank Indonesia (BI/the central bank) said foreign exchange receipts from exports (DHE) were still small because of a ...

Rupiah gains against US dollar

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

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 ...

Indonesia`s foreign exchange reserves rise to US$1.49 billion

Indonesia`s foreign exchange reserves, as of December 28, 2012, reached US$112.78 billion, up US$1.49 billion from ...

World Bank picks Korean-American Kim as president

The World Bank chose Korean-American physician Jim Yong Kim as its next chief Monday in a decision that surprised few ...

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 ...

IMF backs Indonesian govt`s plan to raise subsidized fuel prices

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has thrown its weight behind the Indonesian government`s plan to raise the price ...