Destry Damayanti

Money Moves

Called the MSCI downgrade threat a 'short-term shock' on October 29 and said the rupiah remains the priority

Bank Indonesia held its benchmark rate at 5.75% on October 21 and raised the rate it pays on overnight deposits to 5.00%. It also set a two-step cut in the share of deposits banks must park at the central bank, from 9% to 7% by December 1, which Governor Destry Damayanti said frees about 190 trillion rupiah ($10.56 billion) for lending.

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