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Governor of Bank Indonesia, Agus Martowardojo (file photo)

Jumat , 21 Mar 2014, 22:10 WIB

BI still awaits despite the Fed's signal

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Indonesian central bank, Bank Indonesia (BI) decided to await after the Federal Reserve signaling to increase its interest rate after completing the tapering off process. "No forward...

Janet Yellen (front), followed by her husband, Nobel Prize winning economist George Akerlof (file photo)

Rabu , 19 Mar 2014, 00:11 WIB

Yellen and husband: A truly economic partnership

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, WASHINGTON - As the Federal Reserve's new leader, Janet Yellen won't have to go far to bounce ideas off a fellow economist. The kitchen table will do just fine. Yellen is the first Fed leader in the central bank's 100 years to be married to an equally renowned economist — a Nobel laureate, no less. In 35 years of...

Rabu , 12 Mar 2014, 16:00 WIB

BI: Religious institutions play very important role in financial inclusion

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MANADO - Religious institutions had important role in...

Senin , 03 Mar 2014, 14:16 WIB

Rupiah value falls against US dollar

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Rupiah value fell against the US...

Ahad , 02 Mar 2014, 19:31 WIB

BI governor hopes govt to reduce oil subsidy

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) Agus...

Global economic slowdown and commodity prices' fall cause a sharp fall in Indonesia exports in 2013. (Illustration)

Sabtu , 15 Feb 2014, 20:47 WIB

Indonesia has 4.4 billion USD surplus in balance of payments

Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) Agus Martowardojo (file photo)

Jumat , 14 Feb 2014, 17:44 WIB

BI maintains key interest rate at 7.5 pct

Chief of the Fed, Janet Yellen (file photo)

Rabu , 12 Feb 2014, 18:48 WIB

Analyst: The Fed's policy influences the stronger IDR

Jumat , 07 Feb 2014, 23:47 WIB

BI to tighten its monetary policy

Deputy Chairman of Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) Agus Santoso (file photo)

Senin , 27 Jan 2014, 19:03 WIB

KPK questions Deputy Chairman of PPATK

A woman counts US dollars at a money changer. (illustration)

Ahad , 12 Jan 2014, 16:49 WIB

BI: Rupiah likely to strengthen against USD this year

Export tax from oil and gas sector contributes the most to the increase of foreign exchange reserves. (Illustration)

Kamis , 09 Jan 2014, 20:56 WIB

Export tax boosts foreign exchange reserves

Rabu , 08 Jan 2014, 16:03 WIB

BI: Incentive to encourage banking merger

Local companies must be careful on foreign debt, Bank Indonesia says. (Illustration)

Sabtu , 04 Jan 2014, 21:47 WIB

BI tells local companies to remain cautious on foreign debt

Bank Indonesia believes Indonesia is not among five vulnerable countries in economic sector after India, Turkey, South Africa and Brazil as predicted by Morgan Stanley. (Illustration)

Senin , 30 Dec 2013, 16:25 WIB

BI: Indonesia and India are two incomparable cases

Senin , 23 Dec 2013, 07:07 WIB

Banker: Liquidity and NPL remain big challenges in 2014

Indonesia suffers deficit in its international trade over the past several months due to shrinking exports. (Illustration)

Selasa , 17 Dec 2013, 18:01 WIB

BI launches structural reform to cut current account deficit

The House approves OJK budget 2.4 trillion IDR

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Commission XI of the House of Representatives approved budget proposed by Financial Service Authority (OJK) for 2014 worth 2.4 trillion IDR. The budget increases from 2013 budget worth 1.6 trillion IDR. The budget is not including remuneration costs worth 810 billion IDR for Bank Indonesia's employees transfered to work for OJK. "Addition of budget in 2014 particularly...

A visitor watches closely a miniature of housing in an exhibition in Jakarta. (file photo)

Sabtu , 21 Sep 2013, 11:20 WIB

REI laments BI's policy to increase property's downpayment

Digital screen shows stock prices at IDX Jakarta. (illustration)

Kamis , 19 Sep 2013, 00:17 WIB

BI believes the Fed reduces stimulus carefully

Selasa , 17 Sep 2013, 12:20 WIB

Some banks to increase their lending rates

Jumat , 13 Sep 2013, 00:07 WIB

BI increases its benchmark rate to 7.25 percent

Textiles industry is among biggest contributor to Indonesia's foreign exchange. (illustration)

Kamis , 12 Sep 2013, 00:03 WIB

Foreign exchange from export (DHE) increases

Sugarcane waste is material for biodiesel fuel. Indonesia will reduce its oil import then increase the use on biodiesel fuel. (illustration)

Ahad , 08 Sep 2013, 20:57 WIB

Bank Indonesia considers impact of Syrian conflict

The increase of interest rate of Bank Indonesia (BI) to seven percent is expected to reduce car sales.(illustration)

Rabu , 04 Sep 2013, 00:00 WIB

The increase of BI rate reduces car sales

The headquarters of Bank of Japan in Tokyo, Japan (file photo)

Sabtu , 31 Aug 2013, 13:40 WIB

BI extends Bilateral Central Swap Agreement with Bank of Japan

Bank Indonesia issues new regulations on implementation of extention of Foreign Currency Term Deposit (FCTD), relaxation of provision of foreign curency purchases, as well as issuance of Bank Indonesia Certificates of Deposit (SDBI) to maintain macroeconomy. (illustration)

Jumat , 30 Aug 2013, 11:07 WIB

BI issues regulation on FCTD and SDBI

Jumat , 30 Aug 2013, 05:22 WIB

BI increases its interest rates to 7 percent

Bank Indonesia (BI) says that increasing import would lead instability to current transaction. (illustration)

Selasa , 27 Aug 2013, 05:31 WIB

Banks to be more selective to give import loans

A stack of rupiah banknotes are seen on the desk at a money changer in Jakarta. (illustration)

Selasa , 27 Aug 2013, 05:20 WIB

Bank of America expects stronger USD to continue against IDR

Ahad , 25 Aug 2013, 01:15 WIB

BI introduces five new policies to maintain economic stability

Bank Indonesia holds its next policy-setting meeting on Thursday, and economists in a Reuters poll widely expected it to hold rates steady. Stock of money is in a state-own bank in Indonesia (Illustration).

Sabtu , 03 Aug 2013, 01:47 WIB

Analyst warns government over bad signals of inflation

Rice and meat price contribute 1.5 percent of 2.87 percent monthly inflation. (illustration)

Jumat , 02 Aug 2013, 00:05 WIB

Yearly inflation reaches 8.18 percent

The recent BI's decision to increase its benchmark interest rate to 6.5 percent has put the national economy in a relatively safe position, a foreign analyst says. (illustration)

Sabtu , 27 Jul 2013, 21:30 WIB

Foreign economist: BI rate of 6.5 pct enough

BI conducts FX swap auctions to maintain liquidity

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia (BI) conducts FX Swap auction to maintain liquidity of USD and IDR every Thursday. In the auction, BI sets USD exchange rate based on closing exchange reference rates in Jakarta Interbank Dollar Spot Rate (Jisdor) on the day and premiums. "Through FX swap auction BI will get additional foreign exchange to be used for intervention....

A visitor watches closely a miniature of housing in an exhibition in Jakarta. A (file photo)

Rabu , 17 Jul 2013, 00:01 WIB