#monetary

Collection of monetary news, found 210 news.

Bank Indonesia has taken legal steps against Bank Century owners

Vice President Boediono announced that Bank Indonesia (BI) had taken legal action against the owners of the ailing ...

Century Bank was in dire need of lending facility

Former Century Bank in 2008 urgently needed short-term lending facility (FPJP), as the Indonesian economy was then in ...

Bank Indonesia revises down economic growth target

Bank Indonesia (BI) revised down its prediction of economic growth in 2014, from its initial 5.5-5.9 percent to ...

Participatory approach needed to overcome haze

Indonesia needs to take a participatory approach where the central government, local administrations, non-governmental ...

Kalla allocates one helicopter for Riau

Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) M. Jusuf Kalla had allocated one helicopter to the PMI branch in Riau ...

Indonesian minister denies having received red report card

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan denied that his ministry had got a red report card from the Presidential Working Unit ...

Riau forest fires cause losses amounting to over Rp20 trillion

Forest and land fires occurring in the Riau Province between February and April 2014 caused economic losses worth more ...

Indonesia determined to emerge as new Asian tiger

Indonesia is now putting in place industrial development programs across the country in an effort to create a new ...

Jakarta index gains 0.68 point

The Indonesian Stock Exchange (BERI) started trading this morning with the composite share price index rising slightly ...

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 ...