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Jakarta stocks open higher on Friday

The Jakarta composite index rose 0.33 percent to 5,297.35 points in the opening trade on Friday to follow the global ...

President discusses interest rate with BI, OJK

President Joko Widodo held a coordination meeting with Bank Indonesia and the Financial Service Authority (OJK) to ...

Indonesia needs strict monetary policy: Bank Indonesia

Indonesia is in need of a strict monetary policy because there is still a possibility of surging inflation and global ...

Indonesian government proposes crude price assumption at US$70 per barrel

The government has proposed the assumed price of Indonesian crude price (ICP) in the Revised 2015 State Budget at ...

Govt, House agree to lower 2015 economic growth assumption

The government and Commission XI of the House of Representatives (DPR) have agreed to lower economic growth assumption ...

Indonesia should be aware of two global challenges

Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Agus Martowardojo said that Indonesia should be aware of two global challenges that could ...

Jakarta index closes higher, rupiah gains

The Jakarta composite index closed slightly higher on Friday with foreign investors returning to the domestic market, ...

Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves up US$800 million in December

Indonesias foreign exchange reserves rose by US$800 million at the end of December 2014 to US$111.9 billion, the ...

BI estimates rupiah`s movement will not be sharp

Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Agus Martowardojo has estimated that the movement of the rupiah against the US dollar ...

President, BI governor discuss government policy

President Joko (Jokowi) Widodo and Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Agus Martowardojo met here on Tuesday to discuss the ...

IMF team praises Indonesia`s macroeconomic management

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised the countrys macroeconomic management after visiting ...

IMF policies criticized over ebola outbreak

International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies left healthcare systems in the African countries worst affected by ebola ...

Govt optimistic about achieving 7 percent economic growth in 2017

Finance Minister Bambang Brodojonegoro is optimistic that the government can achieve 7 percent economic growth in 2017 ...

Central bank and OJK need to convince the market

Bank Indonesia and the Financial Service Authority (OJK) need to coordinate intensively to convince the market that ...

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 ...