BI Advised Do Not Get Preserve BI Rate

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

BI Advised Do Not Get Preserve BI Rate Jakarta - Bank Indonesia (BI) suggested not too late not raise interest rates because the alias BI Rate complacent with economic conditions in the country at this time. Ideally, the BI rate could be increased by 50 basis points to ...

BI : Foreign exchange reserves to reach US$66 billion

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Acting governor of Bank Indonesia Darmin Nasution said he believed the country`s foreign exchange reserves could reach US$66 billion by the end of this year. "We believe they could reach US$66 billion and so we would be able to finance 6.5 months of imports as well as repay debt installments and ...

BI working to improve bank supervision procedures

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Bank Indonesia is working to improve its standard operation procedures for bank supervision to make it more responsive and quicker, the bank`s acting chief, Darmin Nasution, said here on Wednesday. "We are still working to improve the SOP for bank supervision to make it more responsive," the central bank`s senior deputy ...

Rupiah weakens against US dollar on Dubai crisis

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

The rupiah weakened against the US dollar in the Jakarta interbank spot market here on Tuesday morning on the Dubai financial crisis. The Indonesian currency traded Rp9,475-Rp9,485 per US dollar, down 25 points from Rp9,450-Rp9,465 per US dollar at the market`s close a day earlier. Investors were rather cautious in putting their ...

Sabang int`l seaport to operate in 2012

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Aceh province`s Sabang international seaport which is now under construction is scheduled to commence operations in 2012, the port`s administrator said. "The project is to support the economic growth of the Sabang Free Port and Trade Area," Sabang Port Administrator Teuku Saiful Ahmad said here on Friday.

Investment may reach Rp2,000 trillion: BKPM

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Investment in the country may reach Rp2,000 trillion so that the average economic growth target of 7 percent in the coming five years is achievable, the investment chief said. "It is not easy to attract an investment of Rp2,000 trillion but it is neither impossible. We will work hard to attract ...

2010, Unemployment in Indonesia Still 10 Percent

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Unemployment rate in Indonesia in 2010 is estimated to still be in the range of 10 percent. Projected economic growth of only 5.5 percent were considered to be sufficient to absorb labor in the productive age. "State budget is less clear in infrastructure improvements could not push the unemployment rate. Moreover, ...

Malaysia and Indonesia Can Play A Bigger Role In Region

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Malaysia and Indonesia have very close relations and both countries can work together to play a bigger role in the region, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The Prime Minister said both countries could synergise their energies to play a bigger role on matters like the economy, climate change, disaster management ...