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View all search resultsBank Indonesia (BI) has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a second month after recently decreasing it by 25 basis points (bps) in each of three consecutive meetings. The central bank has revised up its gross domestic product projection for the year.
The International Monetary Fund has praised Indonesia for maintaining economic growth and containing inflation amid mounting pressure from external factors but emphasizes that the country needs the right “policy mix” to secure the future.
US President Donald Trump on Friday rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products, including such staples as coffee, beef, bananas and orange juice, in the face of growing angst among American consumers about the high cost of groceries.
Economic Economic experts are increasingly pessimistic about Indonesia's economic outlook during President Prabowo Subianto's first year in office, according to a recent survey of 64 economists from diverse institutional backgrounds. Although sentiment improved in the second semester compared to the first, expectations for economic growth remain subdued, while inflationary pressures and labor-market challenges persist.
Misfaruddin of the North Sumatra BPS explained that the increase in the poverty rate in the province has partly been driven by rising market prices of essential commodities commonly purchased and consumed by the public.
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