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Rupiah Slides Toward Rp 18,000 as Asian Currencies Weaken
... Asian currencies also weakened against the greenback. The Japanese yen fell 0.26 ... had intensified pressure on the rupiah, prompting the central bank to strengthen ... pressure on the rupiah amid global financial uncertainty. Read More: Economist Urges ...Business Sep 28, 2026 | 11:32 am
Indonesia Wants New UN Chief to Deliver Concrete Results
... Macky Sall, Costa Rican economist Rebeca Grynspan Mayufis, and ... by any of the five permanent members: the US, the UK, China, ... Russia, and France. The General Assembly ... will then appoint the person to the role. In his ...News Sep 27, 2026 | 9:16 am
Economist Urges Bank Indonesia to Step Up Intervention as Rupiah Nears Rp18,000
... , the US dollar index, or DXY, gained about 0.9%. Bank Permata chief economist ... Josua Pardede said external factors were the main source ... of pressure on the rupiah, particularly the stronger dollar and higher ...Business Sep 25, 2026 | 10:30 pm
CPO Export Data Gap Does Not Prove Rp 600 T Revenue Loss: Economist
... year, an economist said, urging further scrutiny of the government’s estimate ... pricing, the question is whether the transaction actually violates the arm’s-length ... presence should strengthen the existing ecosystem, namely the relationship between producers, ...Business Sep 25, 2026 | 3:29 pm
Investment Grows More Efficient but Creates Fewer Jobs, Economist Says
... Central Asia (BCA) Chief Economist David Sumual. David said ... in 2025, exceeding the government's full-year target ... recovery from the previous level of 16.5. The improvement suggests ... participation in the government's priority programs. At the sectoral level ...Business Sep 23, 2026 | 7:01 am
Two Years into Prabowo Presidency, Economists Question Quality of Economic Growth
... Achmad Nur Hidayat, an economist at Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran ... over the next three years,” he added. Read More: Economist Warns ... solely by the amount of capital entering the economy. The government, ... Growth Target Too Optimistic, Economist SaysBusiness Sep 23, 2026 | 6:01 am
Marketplace Tax Collection Should Be Fully Automated, Economist Says
... medium enterprises (MSMEs), an economist said. The government is scheduled to begin ... and Finance (Indef) economist Rizal Taufikurahman said the collection system should be ...Business Sep 21, 2026 | 7:54 am
Suahasil Inherits Fiscal Credibility Test as Investor Confidence Wavers
... figures,” said Josua Pardede, chief economist at Permata Bank. Josua called ... the rupiah fell within Bank Indonesia's mandate. Yusuf Rendy Manilet, an economist ... at the Center of Reform on Economics ...Business Sep 18, 2026 | 8:02 am
Indonesia Needs Stronger Digital Identity Checks, Data Protection
... CELIOS economist Nailul Huda said reliable data was essential as the government ... digital social protection programs. The Ministry of National Development Planning ... Personal Data Protection Authority. The Communications and Digital Affairs Ministry ...Tech Sep 18, 2026 | 7:55 am
Golkar Lawmaker Wants to Break Indonesia’s 3% Deficit Rule
... not only on the size of the deficit but also ... CORE Indonesia economist Dipo Satria Ramli, however, said the 3% limit ... while preserving fiscal credibility. The government projects a 2026 ... to support the government’s priority programs. The Finance Ministry ...Business Sep 17, 2026 | 5:38 pm
Rupiah Slides to Rp 17,753 as Fed Raises Rates
... geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The rupiah closed down ... Houthi militants in the Middle East. “The market responded positively ... to talks between the US and the Houthi group, which ... be nearing the end” of the conflict. Read More: Economist Sees Fed ...Business Sep 17, 2026 | 4:34 pm
Indonesia Stocks Defy Mixed Asian Markets After Fed Rate Hike
... contained. However, the Fed left the door open to another ... Pilarmas said. Read More: Economist Sees Fed's Final 2026 ... and geopolitical tensions between the two countries,” Pilarmas said ... Hang Seng fell 0.6%, and the Shanghai Composite declined 0.4%. In ...Business Sep 17, 2026 | 4:00 pm
Economist Sees Fed's Final 2026 Hike, Warns of Pressure on Rupiah
... Danamon chief economist Irman Faiz said. The Fed raised its ... on Wednesday. Faiz said the Fed’s projections and communications pointed ... : Think Tank “Nevertheless, the risks are tilted toward further ... , inflation expectations or the pass-through of energy ...Business Sep 17, 2026 | 2:38 pm
Brent Near $108, Indonesia’s ICP Rises as Middle East Oil Risks Mount
... servicing pressure if the Middle East conflict persists, economist Ahamed Kameel Meera ... to Australian National University (ANU) economist Anas Iqtait, Middle Eastern countries ... -dependent economies. The conflict has also highlighted the broader challenge of ...Business Sep 15, 2026 | 4:18 pm
Indonesia’s Manufacturing Stagnation Raises Deindustrialization Risk: Economist
... exports remain commodity-based, economist Lili Yan Ing warned. ... ?” Secretary General of the International Economic Association (IEA ... years of independence, the story remains the same,” she said ... significant role, but the role of the government is to ...Business Sep 15, 2026 | 2:22 pm
Purbaya Admits Sudden Exit ‘Partly’ due to Internal Shuffling
... Purbaya, however, said that the status of the reassigned officials – including whether ... was up to the president," Purbaya said. Senior economist Bhima Yudhistira attributed ... the exit to “poor internal ...Business Sep 15, 2026 | 1:43 pm
No Major Change Expected Under New Finance Minister Suahasil
... the post. His deputy minister Suahasil got promoted. Bank Danamon’s chief economist ... Irman Faiz views the changes as a “signal ... the Jakarta Globe, UPN Veteran Jakarta economist Achmad Nur Hidayat wondered if the ...Business Sep 14, 2026 | 6:06 pm
Meet Suahasil Nazara, Prabowo’s Third Finance Minister in Less than Two Years
... into his presidency. The 55-year-old economist replaces Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa ... replacing Sri Mulyani Indrawati, the internationally respected economist who had been widely ... Mulyani before remaining at the ministry through the subsequent leadership transition ...Business Sep 14, 2026 | 5:53 pm
Rupiah Faces Mixed Global Signals as US Buyback, Oil Prices Loom
... Bank Chief Economist Josua Pardede said expectations surrounding the US Treasury Department ... a key external factor for the rupiah. “The US dollar is under pressure ... investors assess the attractiveness of assets outside the US. The market is also ...Business Sep 10, 2026 | 12:04 pm
Destry Faces Growth, Stability Challenge as First Woman to Lead Bank Indonesia
... governor facing the challenge of keeping the economy stable ... . Yusuf Manilet, an economist at the Center of Reform on ... resolve all pressures on the rupiah. External conditions, Indonesia ... structure, the current account and the depth of the foreign exchange ...Business Sep 4, 2026 | 8:04 am
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