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BI maintains interest rate a 7.5%

Bank Indonesia (BI) has decided to maintain its reference rate at 7.5 percent, the ninth in a row since November ...

Bank Indonesia set to protect rupiah stability

Bank Indonesia (BI) said it will be ready in the market to protect rupiah stability amid the high volatility in ...

Investors welcome Indonesian eurobond: Chatib Basri

Investors have shown strong interest in Indonesias euro-denominated bond issued recently, stated Finance Minister ...

Central bank announces holiday on election day

Indonesias central bank, Bank Indonesia, has announced that there will be no banking activities on July 9, 2014, due ...

IMF: corporate tax schemes hurt developing countries

Developing economies are increasingly hurt by the way global corporations exploit taxation differences and move ...

Inflationary pressure may increase in 2nd semester: BI

Bank Indonesia (BI) has forecast that the inflationary pressure may increase in the second semester this year as a ...

It's Time to Re-think How Often Women Say "Sorry"

-Today, Pantene has evolved its global Shine Strong campaign by launching a new thought-provoking video that tackles a ...

BI maintains its key rate of 7.50 percent

Bank Indonesia (BI) has decided to maintain its key rate at 7.50 percent, which is still consistent with an inflation ...

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 ...

16 hectares of forest area razed by fires in Riau

At least 16 hectares of forest area were razed by fires in Riau Province, in May 2014, according to data from the ...

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 ...