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Peruri reports 20% increase in Q3 profit

State-owned printing company Perusahaan Umum Percetakan Uang Republik Indonesia (Perum Peruri) recorded a 20 percent ...

Bank lending rate should be lowered to stimulate investment: VP

The bank lending rate, which currently stands above 10 percent, should be lowered as part of the efforts to stimulate ...

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 ...

Consumer confidence slightly weakening: BI

The survey conducted by Bank Indonesia (BI/the central bank) in June 2014 indicated a slight weakening of the ...

State companies asked to hedge dollar borrowing

State-Owned Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan said he had instructed all state companies (BUMNs) to hedge their dollar ...

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 ...

Jakarta shares open 0.17 percent higher

The Jakarta composite index (JCI) opened 0.17 percent higher on Thursday on positive regional sentiment, analysts ...

Indonesia`s foreign debts rise to US276.6 b in April 2014

Indonesias foreign debts totaled US$276.6 billion in April 2014 or an increase of 7.6 percent from that a year ...

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 ...

Rupiah weakens against US dollar

Bank Indonesia (BI) said the rupiah lost 0.81 percent in value against the US dollar on the average to a level of ...

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 ...

Power tariff increase not to raise inflation: minister

Indonesian Finance Minister Chatib Basri said the impact of electricity tariff increase for industries and household ...

Rupiah gains against us dollar

Rupiah closed stronger on Friday trading at the level of 11,835 per US dollar from 11,860 earlier on an increase in ...

Indonesia`s economy predicted to grow 5.3 percent in Q2

Bank Indonesia (BI) predicted the countrys economy would grow 5.3 percent in the second quarter of this year, slightly ...

Consumer confidence index strengthens in May: BI survey

Indonesias consumer confidence index rose to 116.9 in May from 113.9 in April, according to the result of a survey ...