Indonesia’s central bank surprised the market on Thursday by cutting its benchmark interest for a sixth time this year, renewing efforts to spur sluggish lending and growth. Bank Indonesia (BI) cut the 7-day reverse repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 4.75…
Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Agus Martowardojo said the central bank still likely has a chance to relax its monetary policy in the second half of this year. “Seeing the condition in August, we can say that there is still a chance to slacken monetary policy…
Indonesia’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate again by a quarter point to 6.50 per cent Thursday amid slow and uneven recovery of the global economy.Bank Indonesia spokesman Tirta Segara said the cut, the fourth this year, was decided at a two-day…
Bank Indonesia will reduce the minimum limit of fund transfer through the instrument of “Real Time Gross Settlement” (RTGS) to Rp100 million from Rp500 million at present. The new limit would be effective as from July 1, a Central Banks Executive Director…
Following a lacklustre trading year, Indonesian retailers are starting to find their sales figures turning around. Electronics, automotive parts and clothes have all seen an uptick in demand, reports The Jakarta Post. Ramayana Lestari Sentosa, which runs…
Despite contributions from new outlets, Parkson Retail Asia’s department stores have seen third-quarter group revenue fall by 15.6 per cent to S$98.4 million (US$71.5 million), with a 14.4 per cent drop to S$294.6 million for the nine months of its current…
Indonesia Property Watch (IPW) CEO Ali Tranghanda asked Bank Indonesia to issue a more progressive regulation on Loan to Value (LTV) in order to tackle issues with a slowdown in the national housing market recovery. “For the middle-lower segment, particularly…
Bank Indonesia (BI) has received three awards in the The 8th Annual Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Summit and Awards. Two gold awards are for Excellence in Provision of Literacy and Educational Award with market capitalization above US$1 billion…
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