BI prepares monetary strategies to safeguard rupiah against US dollar

Bank Indonesia (BI) is preparing a series of monetary, macroprudential and payment system strategies to maintain…

Indonesia pays first bond claim from pandemic-era guarantee

Indonesia’s government has paid bondholders the 722 billion rupiah (RM164 million) owed to them after state-owned…

BI calls for sharia finance reform as global competition rises

Bank Indonesia (BI) stressed the urgent need to strengthen the country’s sharia economy and finance sectors…

UOB: Peso may weaken to 66 as dollar strength weighs

High energy prices, strained financial resources turning up depreciation pressure The Philippine peso could weaken to…

Indonesia Central Bank keeps rate at 5.75 pct, citing stable inflation

Bank Indonesia kept its key benchmark interest rate unchanged at 5.75 percent in September, pointing to…

Rupiah breaches 18,000/dlr for first time since August on rising yields, oil

Indonesia’s rupiah breached 18,000 per US dollar for the first time in ​nearly two months on…

How Digital Rupiah shapes Indonesia’s economy

The way people conduct everyday transactions in Indonesia is undergoing a major shift. Physical banknotes and…

Vietnam’s GDP grows fastest in 4 years as exports boom

Vietnam’s gross domestic product grew 9.95% in the third quarter ​from a year earlier, the fastest…

USD-RMB BECOMES HK’S MOST-TRADED CURRENCY PAIR FOR THE FIRST TIME

The U.S. dollar-Chinese yuan has become the most-traded currency pair in Hong Kong, surpassing the Hong…

FIRST GEN EYES TAKE PRIVATE DEAL FROM KKR AT $2.7B VALUATION

A mandatory offer from KKR to buy Philippines-based First Gen Corp would value it at around…