| 19 Mar 2018 02:30 | Voice of America |
Indonesian president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed ministers to keep fuel prices stable over the next two years, said Energy Minister Ignasius Jonan, which would, in effect, continue a controversial fuel subsidy scheme that analysts say has ...
more| 15 Mar 2018 11:07 | Indonesia Investments |
Indonesia's benchmark Jakarta Composite Index has now erased all of its gains in 2018. The index had touched an all-time record high on 19 February 2018 but is now back at a level that was last seen around the year-start.
more| 11 Mar 2018 19:09 | Bloomberg |
The rupiah's slide of more than 1.5 percent is among the biggest. While Indonesia isn't a notable exporter of those metals, its currency is often seen as a bellwether for how investors view the region given that foreigners own almost 40 percent of ...
moreFeb 21 (Reuters) - The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Change as of 0215 GMT Currency Latest bid Previous Pct Move day Japan yen 107.590 107.31 -0.26 Sing dlr 1.318 1.3190 +0.09 Taiwan dlr ...
moreSince Friday, when the selloff in equities began in earnest, the index has gained about 1.1 percent. Emerging Asian currencies retreated, with the Indonesian rupiah touching a three-month low of 13,605 per dollar at one point. Analysts at Maybank Kim ...
more| 31 Jan 2018 04:52 | Channel NewsAsia |
The seven suspects, who were arrested at separate locations in and around Jakarta last week, bought the animals for just 300,000 rupiah (US$22) each before re-selling them online for between 2m and 5m rupiah, authorities said. "The suspects put the ...
more| 30 Jan 2018 02:09 | Indonesia Investments |
Meanwhile, the US dollar rebounded from a recent three-year low supported by a rise in US bond yields. The Indonesian rupiah had depreciated 0.45 percent to IDR 13,426 per US dollar by 14:55 pm local Jakarta time on Tuesday (30/01) according to the ...
more| 29 Jan 2018 01:52 | Jakarta Post |
Despite Bank Indonesia (BI) prohibiting the use of digital currencies like Bitcoin as a payment instrument, the central bank is considering issuing a cryptocurrency or digital rupiah. Assistant to BI executive director for payment systems Susiato Dewi ...
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