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The economy in 2024: Growth on weakening fundamentals
Academia 1 year ago

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The economy in 2024: Growth on weakening fundamentals

China’s economic growth will slow down to 4.6 percent in 2024, and then to 4.2 percent in 2025, meaning China can no longer be expected to be the main driver of Indonesia’s export growth.
Navigating turbulent waters: Strategies for resilient banking
Academia 1 year ago

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Navigating turbulent waters: Strategies for resilient banking

The promotion of fewer, larger banks over numerous smaller banks is suggested as a potential solution to enhance the Indonesian banking system's strength. 
Tough choices for the rupiah
Editorial 1 year ago

Tough choices for the rupiah

Further depreciation of the rupiah would eventually put our inflation rate and economic growth at great risk, given the impact of imported inflation.
Rupiah has weak start against dollar after Idul Fitri holiday 
Markets 1 year ago

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Rupiah has weak start against dollar after Idul Fitri holiday 

A decline exceeding 2 percent is rare for the rupiah, which has seen an average movement of only 0.02 percent over the past year.
The trade balance and why we can’t buy nice things
Academia 1 year ago

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The trade balance and why we can’t buy nice things

The government has again been resorting to curbing imports in a bid to manage the current account balance, but this policy has not had a significantly positive impact on either the trade balance or manufacturing growth; rather, studies show it can have the opposite effect and eventually reduce exports.
Charting out the rupiah exchange rate movement
Academia 1 year ago

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Charting out the rupiah exchange rate movement

In the worst-case scenario, if the pressure against the rupiah continues to persist, the BI can stretch $12 billion of the forex reserves over the course of the year to maintain the rupiah at the level of 15,700. 
Yen hits 34-year low, equity markets mixed ahead of key US data
Markets 1 year ago

Yen hits 34-year low, equity markets mixed ahead of key US data

The fall raised speculation that authorities would step into markets to support the currency after officials warned in recent days against speculation.
Looking out for Indonesia's economic challenges throughout 2024
Academia 2 years ago

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Looking out for Indonesia's economic challenges throughout 2024

A two-round presidential election may also prolong the period of wait-and-see behavior among economic players, particularly in the domestic investment sector.
Slowing US inflation boosts hopes Fed done with rate hikes
Economy 2 years ago

Slowing US inflation boosts hopes Fed done with rate hikes

Combined with data this month showing job and wage growth cooling in October, the data reinforced expectations the economy could avoid a dreaded recession.
Malaysians see lower profits, cut travelling, amid weaker ringgit
Economy 2 years ago

Malaysians see lower profits, cut travelling, amid weaker ringgit

The ringgit has been hovering at 25-year lows in recent weeks, hitting almost 4.8 to the US dollar last month, the lowest since the 1998 Asian financial crisis.
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