IMF urges Indonesian authorities to focus on policy transmission

Market interest rates have been “slow to adapt” to changes in monetary policy

Bank Indonesia
Bank Indonesia should focus on policy transmission, the fund says
Christopher Jeffery

The International Monetary Fund has advised Bank Indonesia to leave interest rates on hold while the institution works on its monetary policy transmission mechanism.

In its latest health assessment of the Asian nation, fund staff say the current stance of monetary policy is “adequate” and “sufficiently accommodative” to support growth while maintaining price stability.

“Monetary policy should stay on hold in the immediate future, while BI assesses the pass-through of its recent actions,” IMF

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