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Indonesian central bank cuts rates again

Central bank says it will boost economic growth as president pushes fiscal expansion

Bank Indonesia
Bank Indonesia

Indonesia’s central bank cut its policy rate for a second successive month on August 22, saying it aims to boost economic growth against global headwinds.

Bank Indonesia cut the seven-day reverse repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5%, after it slashed the rate from 6% in July, the first easing in two years. The central bank raised policy rates by a total of 175 basis points last year. Indonesia’s president is also pledging to boost growth by fiscal means, observers note.

The central bank says

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