• Bank Indonesia (BI) delivered an off-cycle rate hike to 5.50 percent, resulting in a total increase of 75 basis points (bps) within just three weeks. At the same time, comprehensive measures were deployed to support the Rupiah and attract foreign capital back into the country. This reflects that pressures on the currency and investor confidence have not yet eased, as the Rupiah weakened to a new record low of more than IDR 18,000/USD.
• Markets have begun placing greater emphasis on domestic factors, particularly the government’s expanded role through Danantara, measures to repatriate foreign currency earnings, and the new financial system reform law that expands BI’s role in supporting economic growth.
• KResearch views that Indonesia’s key risk going forward lies not in its economic fundamentals, but rather in its ability to maintain the credibility of its economic policy framework. Although authorities have accelerated efforts to stabilize the currency and financial markets, the markets continue to closely monitor issues regarding fiscal discipline, BI’s independence, the role of Danantara, and the impact of global energy prices.
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