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4 days ago | en.tempo.co | Petir Garda Bhwana |Anastasya Lavenia Y

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (BPI Danantara) aims to achieve US$5 billion in investments by the end of 2025, as stated by Danantara's Managing Director of Finance, Arief Budiman. "For 2025, we hope to invest around US$5 billion within the remaining six to nine months," Arief said during the national symposium 'Sumitronomics and Indonesia's Economic Direction' in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, on Tuesday, June 3.

1 week ago | en.tempo.co | Petir Garda Bhwana |Anastasya Lavenia Y

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Senior economist at Bright Institute, Awalil Rizky, said that Bank Indonesia's decision to cut the benchmark interest rate or BI rate to 5.50 percent is not very effective in boosting economic growth. He argued that BI's move to cut interest rates is more towards a strategy to maintain stability. According to Awalil, the 25 basis point (bps) reduction from the previous 5.75 percent is considered too small, although it could act as a stimulus to increase liquidity.

1 week ago | en.tempo.co | Petir Garda Bhwana |Anastasya Lavenia Y

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Bob Azam, head of labor affairs at the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo), says the government must urgently strengthen public purchasing power to spur economic growth. Apindo estimates that 250,000 workers will be affected by layoffs this year. "Nearly every country in the world now relies on domestic consumption," Bob said on Sunday, May 25.

1 month ago | en.tempo.co | Petir Garda Bhwana |Anastasya Lavenia Y

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Bank Indonesia predicts that the United States central bank, The Federal Reserve (The Fed), will hold its benchmark interest rates, despite President Donald Trump pushing for a cut. Currently, The Fed's interest rates stand at 4.25 to 4.5 percent. The Fed is scheduled to announce the interest rates in the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Wednesday evening, May 7, 2025.

1 month ago | en.tempo.co | Petir Garda Bhwana |Anastasya Lavenia Y

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Governor Bank Indonesia Perry Warjiyo underlines the importance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in facing global challenges arising from trade policy changes. This statement was made by Perry during the IMF and World Bank Spring Meeting held in Washington DC, United States. Perry believes that IMF needs to firmly advocate the importance of open international trade policies to stimulate growth.