Kurs rupiah terhadap dolar AS di pasar spot antar bank sesi sore turun tajam menjadi Rp9.287/9.290 per dolar AS dibanding penutupan hari sebelumnya Rp9.276/9.285 atau turun 11 poin lebih tinggi dibanding penurunan sesi sebelumnya.


Investors tended to sell out the rupiah after it had sharply strengthened at Rp9,276 per dollar, Rully Nova of PT Bank Himpunan Saudara said on Thursday.


Para pelaku pasar cenderung meningkatkan aksi lepas rupiah ketimbang membeli, setelah menguat tajam mencapai angka Rp9.276 per dolar AS, kata Analis Valas PT Bank Himpunan Saudara, Rully Nova di Jakarta, Kamis.


Rully said the rupiah came under pressure throughout Thursday but it was still at a safe level of below Rp9,300 per dollar.


Menurut dia, rupiah sepanjang hari ini mendapat tekanan pasar, namun posisinya masih di bawah angka Rp9.300 per dolar AS yang dinilai cukup aman.


There was no need to worry about the price correction because the rupiah still had room to strengthen again, he said.


Jadi koreksi harga terhadap rupiah saat ini tidak perlu dikhawatirkan, hanya sementara, karena rupiah masih mempunyai peluang untuk menguat lagi, katanya.


Investors were still waiting for the US Federal Reserve's decision to raise its interest rate which currently stood at 2 percent, he said.


Kalau suku bunga AS naik, rupiah diperkirakan akan bergerak turun, karena pelaku cenderung membeli dolar AS mengingat tingginya suku bunga itu yang saat ini mencapai 2,00 persen, tuturnya.


If the interest rate was raised the difference between the rupiah and dollar interest rates would become larger, he said.


Apabila tingkat suku bunga AS itu jadi dinaikkan maka selisih bunga antara rupiah dan dolar AS akan semakin lebar.


The Fed is expected to raise its interest rate by 25 basis points in July.


Pelaku pasar, lanjut dia, juga masih menunggu rencana bank sentral AS The Fed yang akan menaikkan suku bunga Fedfund sebesar 25 basis poin.


He said if the Fed's interest rate rose the rupiah would likely fall because investors would buy the dollar due to the high interest rate.


The rupiah which currently strengthened below Rp9,300 per dollar received a boost after the government offered state bonds overseas, he said.


Rupiah yang menguat hingga dibawah Rp9.300 per dolar AS mendapat dukungan positif akibat aksi pemerintah yang menawarkan obligasi di luar negeri.


The inflow of US dollars into the domestic market would cause the rupiah to move closer to Rp9,250 per dollar, he said.


Dengan masuknya dolar AS ke pasar domestik mengakibatkan rupiah naik tajam yang diperkirakan akan bisa mencapai angka Rp9.250 per dolar AS, ucapnya.


The rupiah currently came under pressure due to a weakening of the Wall Street's index causing the regional stock exchange's index like Nikkei index to fall 2 percent, he said.


Posisi rupiah saat ini tertekan akibat melemahnya bursa Wall Street AS yang menekan bursa regional seperti indeks Nikkei, Jepang yang turun 2 persen.


We are optimistic the insignificant market pressure will cause the rupiah to strengthen again on the ensuing days because of positive market sentiment thanks to the entry of foreign investors wishing to increase their investement in the domestic market, he said.


Kami optimistis tekanan pasar yang tidak besar akan mendorong rupiah kembali menguat pada hari berikut, karena sentimen pasar masih positif berkat masuknya investor asing yang ingin meningkatkan penempatan dananya di pasar domestik, katanya.


President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called for the further development of the government's micro credit programs in order to decrease the number of poor people which was expected to increase as a consequence of the oil and food price hikes.


Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono mengharapkan, program kredit mikro bisa terus dikembangkan untuk mengurangi warga miskin yang diperkirakan akan meningkat akibat dampak tingginya harga minyak dan pangan.


The oil price surges had worsened the poverty problem and forced many countries to revise their economic projections and expectations, the President said in his speech opening the Asia Pacific Regional Micro Credit Summit here on Monday.


Presiden saat membuka pertemuan regional Asia Pasifik tentang Kredit Mikro di Nusa Dua Bali, Senin, mengatakan, tingginya harga minyak membuat masalah kemiskinan semakin besar sehingga banyak negara yang merevisi perkiraan ekonominya dan menurunkan ekspekstasinya.


The price hikes had the potential to disturb political and social stability, and therefore the global community must jointly deal with poverty to protect their common future, the head of state said.


Ini berpotensi bagi terganggunya stabilitas politik dan sosial. Untuk itu masyarakat global harus bersama menangani kemiskinan untuk menjaga masa depan bersama, katanya.


Micro Credit had proven able to help the poor who had no skills and capital for running businesses, according to Yudhoyono.


Kredit mikro lanjut presiden, sudah terbukti mampu membantu masyarakat miskin yang tidak mempunyai pendidikan dan modal yang ingin melakukan usaha.


Micro credit recipients were known as good businessmen as data at the Indonesian central bank, Bank Indonesia, showed that problematic credits among them were only one percent, he said.


Nasabah kredit mikro, kata presiden sudah dikenal sebagai pengusaha yang baik, seperti data Bank Indonesia yang menyebutkan bahwa kredit bermasalah NPL kredit ini hanya satu persen.


Economy focusing on small scale businesses was a long-term investment directing toward growth from below and important to reduce unemployment, he said.


Ekonomi yang fokus pada usaha kecil juga merupakan investasi jangka panjang yang mengarah pada pertumbuhan dari bawah dan juga penting untuk mengurangi pengangguran.


Despite the existence of 50,000 micro finance institutions in Indonesia, there were still 40 million Indonesians who do not have access to micro credit services.


Menurut Presiden, meski di Indonesia sudah ada 50.000 lembaga keuangan mikro masih ada 40 juta warga Indonesia yang belum mendapatkan akses pelayanan kredit, yang tersebar di banyak provinsi, karena tidak memiliki jaminan.


Most of them lived in remote areas with geographic and infrastructure restrictions, and lack of information on micro credit, according to him.


Mereka, lanjut presiden kebanyakan tinggal di daerah terpencil dengan keterbatasan geografis dan infrastruktur serta kurangnya informasi tentang kredit mikro.


The Indonesian government is serious in developing remote areas and opening access to micro credits to local residents in the areas, he stated.


Presiden mengatakan bahwa pemerintah serius menangani hal ini dengan berusaha membangun daerah-daerah terpencil dengan membuka akses kredit bagi daerah-daerah tersebut.


A number of banks had channeled micro credits and the government had also provided People's Entrepreneurship Credit KUR which is expected to reach Rp14-15 trillion this year.


Banyak bank yang telah melakukannya, dan pemerintah juga telah meluncurkan program Kredit Usaha Rakyat KUR yang diharapkan bisa mencapai Rp14- 15 triliun pada tahun ini.


The opening ceremony of the regional micro credit meeting, being held here from July 28 to 30, 2008, was attended among others by Nobel Laureate and president director of Bangladeshi Grameen Bank Muhammad Yunus, Bank Indonesia Governor Boediono, and Director of the Microcredit Summit Campaign Sam Daley-Harris.


Dalam pembukaan itu, presiden didampingi Gubernur Bank Indonesia Boediono, Direktur Kampanye Pertemuan Kredit Micro Sam Daley Haris dan pendiri Grameen Bank Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus.


After the summit's opening ceremony, President Yudhoyono received Muhammad Yunus.


Usai membuka acara, presiden berkesempatan menerima kunjungan Muhammad Yunus di Hotel Intercontinental Bali Resort.


President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he expected the amount of People's Business Credits KURs channeled to the intended recipients to reach Rp15 trillion this year.


Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono mengharapkan penyaluran Kredit Usaha Rakyat KUR pada tahun ini bisa mencapai Rp15 triliun.


The amount of distributed KURs is expected to reach around Rp14 to Rp15 trillion or about US$1.6 billion this year, the President said at the opening of the Asia Pacific regional meeting on Micro Credits in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Monday.


Tahun ini penyaluran KUR sekitar Rp14 - Rp15 triliun atau sekitar 1,6 miliar dolar AS, kata Presiden saat membuka pertemuan regional Asia Pasifik mengenai Kredit Mikro di Nusa Dua, Bali Senin.


According to the president, the KUR scheme was one of the government's efforts to increase the income of small- and medium-scale businessmen and lower the poverty rate.


Menurutnya, KUR merupakan salah satu upaya pemerintah dalam meningkatkan kemampuan usaha kecil masyarakat guna mengurangi kemiskinan dan meningkatkan kemakmuran.


The KUR program was launched in November 2007, and the amount of KUR funds extended to small- and medium-scale businessmen in the country to date had reached Rp8 trillion. A total of around 900,000 small- and medium-scale businessmen had received the assistance.


KUR yang diluncurkan sejak November 2007, hingga saat ini pencairannya sudah mencapai sekitar Rp8 triliun dan telah dinikmati oleh sekitar 900.000 pengusaha mikro kecil dan menengah.


Yudhoyono expressed hope the meeting which was being attended by 1,000 participants from 40 countries would yield something concrete to help poor people.


Sementara itu, usai melakukan pertemuan dengan pendiri Grameen Bank Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus, Presiden mengharapkan pertemuan yang dihadiri 1.000 peserta dari 40 negara itu bisa menghasilkan sesuatu yang nyata untuk membantu rakyat miskin.


We hope Indonesian delegates to the meeting will learn from the experience of other countries which are successfully managing their micro credits, Yudhoyono said.


Kita harapkan delegasi Indonesia juga bisa menimba pengalaman dari negara lain yang sukses dalam mengelola kredit mikro ini, katanya.


Commenting on his meeting with Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, Yudhoyono said they discussed the implementation of micro credit schemes and concrete measures to reduce the poverty rate.


Menurutnya, pertemuan khusus dengan Muhammad Yunus tidak saja membicarakan strategi atau kebijakan pelaksanaan kredit mikro tetapi juga membicarakan langkah nyata untuk mengurangi kemiskinan terutama melalui kredit mikro.


I have learned many from Muhammad Yunus's experience about methods to assist poor people in getting out of the bondage of poverty through micro businesses, the president said.


Banyak yang saya timba dari pengalaman Grameen Bank dan dari bapak Muhammad Yunus tentang pilihan-pilihan metodologi membantu kaum miskin keluar dari kemiskinan melalui usaha mikro, katanya.


Meanwhile, Muhammad Yunus said at the forum that many countries had promised to start reducing poverty by implementing micro credit schemes.


Sementara itu, Muhammad Yunus dalam forum itu menyatakan bahwa janji sejumlah negara untuk mulai mengurangi kemiskinan melalui penyaluran kredit mikro.


All countries, especially in Asia, are doing their best to reduce their numbers of poor people, Muhammad Yunus said.


Semua negara terutama di Asia sudah melakukan hal yang cukup bagus untuk mengurangi kemiskinan, katanya.


But he added the soaring fuel and food prices which had had a negative impact on the poverty rate had made it necessary to intensify the micro credit programs.


Namun, kenaikan harga minyak dan harga pangan yang berdampak terhadap bertambahnya jumlah orang miskin, membuat program itu harus dikembangkan lebih kuat lagi.


The soaring fuel and food price hikes have made it difficult to reach the targets of the Millennium Development Goals in 2015.


Kenaikan harga minyak dan harga pangan, menyulitkan kita untuk mencapai target millenium development goals pada 2015.


But believe me, micro credit programs can solve the problem, said the 2006 Nobel Peace laureate.


Namun percayalah, program kredit mikro bisa menyelesaikan masalah-masalah itu, kata peraih nobel perdamaian tahun 2006 itu.


Publicly-listed coal mining company PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Tbk said on Monday its net profit in the first half of 2008 jumped 135 percent to Rp710.35 billion from Rp302.22 billion a year earlier.


Perolehan laba bersih PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Tbk PTBA sepanjang semester pertama 2008 tercatat Rp 710,35 miliar atau melonjak 135 persen dibandingkan periode sama sebelumnya hanya Rp 302,22 miliar.


The net profit hike was fueled by a significant rise in average coal prices at home and abroad, the company's investor relation officer, Nurtimah Tobing said.


Kenaikan laba bersih ini didukung oleh naiknya harga rata-rata batubara baik penjualan lokal maupun ekspor secara signifikan, kata Investor Relation PTBA, Nurtimah Tobing, di Jakarta, Senin.


The weighted average coal selling price in the export market in the first half of this year jumped 40 percent to US$63.63 a ton compared to US$45.44 a ton in the same period last year, she said.


Menurutnya, harga jual batubara tertimbang di pasar ekspor sepanjang Semester pertama 2008, naik 40 persen menjadi 63,63 dolar AS per ton, dibandingkan periode sama sebelumnya sebesar 45,44 dolar AS per ton.


Meanwhile, the weighted average coal selling price in the domestic market rose 30 percent to Rp435,926 a ton, she said.


Sedangkan harga jual rata-rata tertimbang di pasar lokal naik 30 persen menjadi Rp 435.926 per ton.


The rise in selling price boosted the first-semester sales to grow 58 percent to Rp2.888 trillion and operating profit 163 percent to Rp959.459 billion from a year earlier, she said.


Naiknya harga jual tersebut mendorong juga pertumbuhan penjualan perseroan menjadi Rp 2,888 triliun atau tumbuh 58 persen. Sementara laba usaha naik 163 persen menjadi Rp 959,459 miliar dibandingkan sebelumnya Rp 364,373 miliar.


She said sale volume rose to 5.85 million tons in the first half this year from 5.07 million tons in the same period last year.


Dari sisi volume penjualan, perseroan mencatat peningkatan volume penjualan dari 5,07 juta ton pada semester I 2007 menjadi 5,85 juta ton pada semester I 2008.


Nearly 63 percent of the company's coal output was marketed at home and the remaining 37 percent exported, she said.


Komposisi volume penjualannya terdiri dari 63 persen untuk pasar domestik, dan sisanya 37 persen untuk ekspor.


The company had set itself the target of selling 13 million tons of coal this year, up 20 percent from the previous year.


Dia menambahkan, pada akhir 2008 perseroan menargetkan volume penjualan 13 juta ton, atau naik 20 persen dibandingkan realisasi tahun 2007.


The government plans to lower the assumed oil price in the draft 2009 state budget to US$130 a barrel from US$140 a barrel previously.


Pemerintah akan menurunkan asumsi harga minyak untuk RAPBN 2009 dari semula 140 dolar AS per barel menjadi sekitar 130 dolar AS.


We see oil prices are indeed declining.


Kita melihat harga minyak memang turun. Kami sedang mempelajari, sedang kami finalkan.


We are still studying the drop.


Nanti kita lihat


And we will look into the possibility of lowering it the assumed oil price, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs/Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said here on Monday.


kemungkinan akan kami turunkan, kata Menko Perekonomian/Menkeu Sri Mulyani Indrawati di Jakarta, Senin.


At the recent cabinet plenary session discussing the notes of finance and the draft 2009 state budget, the government decided to propose an assumed oil price of US$140 a barrel to the House of Representatives DPR.


Pemerintah dalam sidang kabinet paripurna membahas nota keuangan dan RAPBN 2009 memutuskan untuk mengajukan asumsi harga minyak sebesar 140 dolar AS per barel.


Global crude prices once hit another record high of US$145 a barrel but they fell to below US$125 a barrel in recent weeks.


Beberapa waktu lalu harga minyak mentah dunia memang pernah mencapai rekor tertinggi hingga di atas 145 dolar AS per barel, namun mulai beberapa waktu lalu kembali turun hingga di bawah 125 dolar AS.


But to avoid all possible risks we will always form fiscal risk reserves to anticipate the possibility of global crude prices soaring to another record high of US$160 a barrel, she said.


Namun untuk menjaga segala kemungkinan risikonya, kami tetap akan menjaga adanya cadangan risiko fiskal jika harga minyak mencapai 160 dolar AS, kata Sri Mulyani.


The minister said global crude prices fell significantly to up to US$120 a barrel in recent weeks.


Ia mengakui harga minyak dunia mengalami penurunan cukup signifikan dalam beberapa waktu terakhir bahkan mencapai sekitar 120 dolar AS.


Based on the global economic projections world crude prices would reach an equilibrium at around US$133 a barrel in 2009 and the price of Indonesian crude ICP would likely reach US$128-129 a barrel, she said.


Menurut dia, proyeksi di seluruh dunia mengenai masalah global ekonomi juga mendorong kemungkinan nilai ekuilibrium ada di sekitar 133 dolar AS untuk proyeksi 2009, untuk ICP kira-kira 128-129 dolar AS.


So, we will likely set the assumed oil price at around US$130 a barrel but we remain conservative in that fiscal risk reserves will remain unchanged, she said.


Jadi mungkin kita pakai ada di sekitar 130 dolar AS, namun kami tetap konservatif di mana cadangan resiko fiskal akan tetap, katanya.


Based on information and developments in the past 24 months, global crude prices were not likely to plunge or continue to fall, she said.


Menurut dia, berdasar informasi dan kejadian selama 24 bulan terakhir, tidak mungkin harga minyak akan jatuh/turun terus.


But even if the global crude prices increase they will not reach a level of up to US$200 a barrel as many people feared they could not long ago, she said.


Namun kalaupun naik, mungkin tidak akan tinggi sampai seperti yang ditakutkan orang beberapa waktu dulu yaitu sampai 200 dolar AS, katanya.


Publicly-listed plantation company PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk posted a net profit of Rp1.59 trillion in the first semester of 2008, up 134 percent from the same period last year.


PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk AALI semester I 2008 mencacat laba bersih sebesar Rp1,59 triliun, meningkat 134 persen dibanding semester I 2007 sebesar Rp682,53 miliar.


Crude palm oil CPO, palm kernel oil KPO, rubber and cocoa sales in the first semester jumped 91.66 percent to Rp4.64 trillion compared with Rp2.39 trillion in the same period last year, according to the company's financial statement published on Monday.


Pada semester I 2008, penjualan minyak sawit mentah CPO, palm kernel 0il KPO, karet dan kakao mencapai Rp4,64 triliun, meningkat 91,66 persen dibanding penjualan pada periode sama tahun 2007 sebesar Rp2,39 triliun.


The average CPO sales price in the first semester of 2008 rose 58.9 percent to Rp8,229 a kg while the average KPO sales price jumped 81.9 percent to Rp10,599 a kg.


Diketahui harga penjualan rata-rata CPO selama semester I 2008 tercatat meningkat hingga 58,9 persen menjadi Rp8.229/kg. sedangkan harga PKO melonjak 81,9 persen, menjadi Rp10.599/kg.


Although the cost of goods sold in the first semester of 2008 was recorded at Rp2.11 trillion against Rp1.25 trillion a year earlier, gross profit rose to Rp2.54 trillion from Rp1.14 trillion previously.


Meskipun harga pokok penjualan pada semester I 2008 tercatat sebesar Rp2,11 triliun atau lebih tinggi dibandig tahun sebelumnya sebesar Rp1,25 triliun, namun perseroan masih mampu membukukan laba kotor sekitar Rp2,54 triliun dari sebelumnya Rp1,14 triliun.


Mobile phone operator PT Excelcomindo Pratama EXCCL said Tuesday its net profit in the first semester of 2008 jumped 1,438 percent to Rp631 billion from the same period last year on the back of a sharp rise in operating income.


PT Excelcomindo Pratama EXCL selama semester pertama 2008 berhasil membukukan laba bersih Rp631 miliar atau naik 1.438 persen dibanding periode sama 2007 senilai Rp41 miliar.


Operating income jumped 59 percent to Rp5.836 trillion in the first half of this year from Rp3.665 trillion in the same period last year, EXCL President Director Hasnul Suhaimi said in a press statement.


Presiden Direktur EXCL Hasnul Suhaimi, dalam siaran persnya, Selasa mengungkapkan bahwa kenaikan laba bersih ini didorong oleh naiknya pendapatan perseroan sebesar 59 persen menjadi Rp5,836 triliun dibanding periode yang sama 2007 Rp3,665 triliun.


He said the operating income rose as the total number of outgoing minutes increased ten-fold to 19.3 billion in the first semester of 2008 from 1.7 billion in a corresponding period last year.


Menurut Hasnul, kenaikan pendapatan perseroan dikarenakan kenaikan total 'outgoing minutes' yang lebih dari 10 kali dari 1,7 miliar menit pada Semester pertama 2007 menjadi 19,3 miliar menit pada Semester pertama 2008.


The number of EXCL subscribers meanwhile increased 124 percent to 22.9 million in the first half of this year from 10.2 million a year earlier, he said.


Sementara pelanggan EXCL juga mengalami peningkatan 124 persen dari 10,2 juta pada Semester pertama 2007 menjadi 22,9 juta pada Semester pertama 2008.


The achievement suggests that subscribers appreciate EXCL's services which combine quality with affordable rates, he said.


Pencapaian ini menunjukkan bahwa pelanggan memberikan appresiasi yang positif untuk layanan EXCL, yaitu memadukan antara kualitas layanan dengan tarif yang terjangkau, katanya.


The rise in the number of subscribers was the result of EXCL's tariff strategy which was implemented starting in the third quarter of 2007 and had received a positive response from the market, he said.


Pertumbuhan traffic dan pelanggan merupakan hasil dari penerapan strategi tarif EXCL yang mulai diimplementasikan pada Kuartal III 2007 dan mendapatkan respon positif dari pasar.


Touching on the increasing competition among mobile phone operators, he said EXCL would continue to improve its performance.


Menyinggung mengenai kompetisi industri telekomunikasi yang semakin ketat dimana operator-operator lain berfokus pada penurunan tarif, EXCL tetap dapat meningkatkan kinerjanya.


EXCL is not only lowering its tariffs but also increasing its capacity and maintaining the quality of its networks, he said.


EXCL bukan hanya menurunkan tarif, tetapi juga meningkatkan kapasitas dan menjaga kualitas jaringan sehingga mampu menampung lonjakan traffic, tambahnya.


Indonesia's debt swap program has only reached US$275 million some Rp2,55 trillion or far below its total debt of Rp550 trillion, a finance ministry official said.


Nilai keseluruhan program debt swap Indonesia baru mencapai sekitar 275 juta dolar AS dibandingkan dengan total utang Indonesia yang mencapai sekitar Rp550 triliun.


The value of the debt swap program is still too low considering the huge potential of Indonesia's soft loans from creditor countries, Director General of Debt Management at the Finance Ministry, Rahmat Waluyanto, said here Monday.


Nilai tersebut terlalu kecil dibanding dengan potensi besarnya pinjaman lunak Indonesia kepada negara-negara kreditur, kata Dirjen Pengelolaan Utang Depkeu, Rahmat Waluyanto di Jakarta, Senin.


The government had called on creditor countries to consider more seriously debt swap facilities for Indonesia, he said.


Pemerintah Indonesia mengharapkan pemerintah negara-negara kreditur lebih serius lagi mempertimbangkan pemberian fasilitas debt swap kepada Indonesia.


Their commitments in various international forums to support the implementation of the MDGs program, climate change, and other programs should be followed up by cooperation in debt-swap facilities at bilateral level, Waluyanto said.


Komitmen berbagai pemerintah negara kreditur dalam berbagai fora internasional untuk mendukung program MDGs, perubahan iklim dan lainnya, harusnya diikuti dengan kerjasama seperti debt swap di tingkat implementasi bilateralnya.


Indonesia needed the debt swap program to increase its development financing sources and support implementation of priority programs in MDGs, climate change, education, health, and environment, he said.


Bagi Indonesia, program debt swap diperlukan untuk memperluas sumber pembiayaan pembangunan Indonesia, dan mendorong program-program prioritas di bidang MDGs, perubahan iklim, pendidikan, kesehatan, dan lingkungan hidup.


He said so far, Indonesia had concluded debt-swap agreements with Germany, Italy and the United States.


Menurut Rahmat, selain debt swap dengan Jerman, Indonesia sudah melaksanakan program debt swap dengan pemerintah Italia, dan saat ini sedang menyelesaikan satu program dengan pemerintah Amerika Serikat.


Italy had pledged to convert US$24.2 million and 5.7 million Euro of the country's debt into a grant to be used for rehabilitation of natural disaster-hit-areas.


Kesepakatan debt swap di antara kedua pemerintah senilai 24,2 juta dolar AS ditambah 5,7 juta Euro.


Both governments had agreed to allocate 14.6 million Euro for 10 projects in infrastructure, education, and health in the tsunami ravaged province of Aceh, that would be managed by the Aceh-Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency BRR.


Sampai saat ini kedua belah pihak telah menyepakati pembiayaan untuk 10 proyek infrastruktur, pendidikan dan kesehatan di NAD dengan nilai 14,6 juta Euro.


Meanwhile, the United States had agreed to include Indonesia in a debt-for-nature swap that will involve US$19.6 million of the country's debt to the U.S. being used to finance tropical forest conservation programs.


Sementara program debt swap dengan AS merupakan program pengalihan utang ke bidang kehutanan. Jika disetujui, maka US Treasury akan menghapus utang luar negeri kepada Indonesia sebesar 19,6 juta dolar AS.


Under the Tropical Forest Fund, a portion of Indonesia's debt could be reduced and re-directed to finance conservation of the country's tropical forests which are considered to be among the world's most estensive and bio-diverse.


Penghapusan utang itu dilakukan dengan syarat Indonesia melakukan pembayaran kepada Tropical Forest Fund yang kemudian akan menggunakan dana itu untuk program kehutanan di Indonesia, kata Rahmat.


The Tropical Forest Fund was set up jointly by Indonesia, and the US and non-governmental organizations as swap partners, and will contribute funds at a minimum of 20 percent of Indonesia's debts or some US$3.92 million.


Tropical Forest Fund didirikan bersama dan beranggotakan wakil dari Pemerintah Indonesia, pemerintah AS, dan LSM yang menjadi swap partner, yang ikut menyumbangkan dana pada Fund itu dengan nilai minimum 20 persen dari 19,6 juta dolar atau 3,92 juta dolar AS.


The rupiah fell five points to Rp9,265/9,270 per dollar in the Jakarta interbank spot market on Monday as the US greenback strengthened against other major foreign currencies, a foreign exchange analyst said.


Nilai tukar rupiah terhadap dolar AS di pasar spot antar bank Jakarta, Senin sore melemah lima poin menjadi Rp9.265/9.270 per dolar AS dibanding penutupan hari sebelumnya Rp9.260/9.265, akibat menguat dolar AS di pasar global,


The dollar strengthened as investors were optimistic the US Federal Reserve will keep its interest rate at 2 percent, retail banking director of PT Bank Mega Tbk, Kostaman Thayib said on Monday.


Dolar AS menguat, karena pelaku pasar optimis bank sentral AS The Fed tidak akan menaikkan suku bunganya tetap pada angka dua persen, kata Direktur Retail Banking PT Bank Mega Tbk, Kostaman Thayib di Jakarta, Selasa.


Kostaman said the Fed was expected to keep its interest rate unchanged because it was still worried about the current financial crisis in the US.


Ia mengatakan, The Fed tidak akan menaikkan suku bunganya, karena mereka khawatir dengan krisis keuangan yang masih terjadi di negaranya.


The Fed's stable interest rate at 2 percent prompted investors to buy dollars causing the rupiah to weaken slightly on Monday, he said.


Stabilnya suku bunga AS pada angka dua persen memicu pelaku pasar membeli dolar AS sehingga menekan mata uang lokal itu melemah, katanya.


It was still hard for the rupiah to strengthen to Rp9,250 per dollar after it fluctuated within a range of Rp9,260 to Rp9,270 per dollar two days ago, he said.


Rupiah, lanjut dia untuk bisa mencapai angka Rp9.250 per dolar AS masih sulit setelah dua hari lalu bergerak turun naik pada kisaran antara Rp9.260 per dolar AS sampai Rp9.270 per dolar AS.


Some analysts had earlier predicted the rupiah would continue to strengthen to below Rp9,250 per dollar, he said.


Padahal sejumlah analis memperkirakan rupiah akan terus menguat hingga dibawah angka Rp9.250 per dolar AS, ucapnya.


It was somewhat difficult for the rupiah to reach a level of Rp9,250 per dollar but the market was still optimistic about the rupiah's appreciation as a number of foreign investors were active in investing their capital in the domestic market, he said.


Menurut dia, rupiah memang agak berat untuk bisa mencapai angka Rp9.250 per dolar AS, namun pasar masih optimis dengan aktifnya sejumlah investor asing bermain di pasar domestik akan segera meendukung pergerakan mata uang Indonesia.


The Fed's two-day meeting to discuss a rise in its interest rate would prompt investors to actively engage in the domestic market owing to the higher difference between the dollar and rupiah interest rates, he said.


Pertemuan dua hari bank sentral AS The Fed yang akan membahas kenaikan suku bunganya juga akan memicu pelaku aktif bermain di pasar domestik, karena selisih bunga rupiah dan dolar AS akan semakin tinggi, ucapnya.


The dollar's appreciation against other major foreign currencies had encouraged investors to buy the greenback, he said.


Menurut dia, apabila The Fed fokus terhadap inflasi tinggi menunjukkan bahwa kondisi ekonomi AS diperkirakan dalam keadaaan memburuk.


The government and Bank Indonesia the central bank/BI will do their best to control the stubbornly high inflation rates in recent months, a chief economic minister said.


Menteri Keuangan Sri Mulyani Indrawati yang juga Menteri Koordinator Perekonomian menyatakan bahwa pemerintah siap memberikan penjelasan berkaitan dengan hak angket DPR tentang kenaikan harga BBM.


We will inform each other of any economic indicators for which we must be watchful such as the current high inflation rate, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Tuesday.


Kita menyiapkan sambil menunggu DPR memformulasikan hak angket ini, kata Sri Mulyani di Gedung DPR Jakarta, Rabu.


Sri Mulyani made the remarks following the transfer of post of chief economic minister from Boediono to her.


Menurut dia, berkaitan dengan hak angket kenaikan harga BBM itu, DPR pasti akan memformulasikan berbagai hal termasuk masalah apa yang akan diinvestigasi atau diselidiki.


The rupiah in the Jakarta inter-bank spot market on Wednesday afternoon strengthened to Rp9,243/9,245 against the US dollar after several times staying at the level between Rp9,275 and Rp9,300 to the greenback, an observer said.


Kurs rupiah terhadap dolar AS di pasar spot antar bank Jakarta, Rabu sore berhasil menembus angka Rp9.250 per dolar AS, setelah beberapa lama berkutet pada kisaran antara Rp9.275 sampai Rp9.300 per dolar AS.


The rupiah strengthened to below the level of Rp9,250 to the dollar after the government issued state bonds which are demanded by foreign investors in big amount, money market observer Edwin Sinaga said here Wednesday.


Keberhasilan rupiah menembus angka Rp9.250 per dolar AS, setelah pemerintah menerbitkan Surat Utang Negara SUN yang banyak diminati investor asing, kata Pengamat Pasar Uang, Edwin Sinaga di Jakarta, Rabu.


The rupiah rose by 23 points on Wednesday afternoon from Rp9,266/9,272 on Tuesday afternoon.


Nilai tukar rupiah terhadap dolar AS mencapai Rp9.243/9.245 per dolar AS dibanding penutupan hari sebelumnya Rp9.266/9.272 per dolar AS atau naik 23 poin.


He said the local currency was expected to continue to strengthen to Rp9,235 to the dollar as positive sentiment from the offers on state bonds was still high.


Ia mengatakan, rupiah diperkirakan akan kembali menguat hingga mencapai angka Rp9.235 per dolar AS, karena sentimen positif dari penawaran obligasi pemerintah masih cukup besar.


The local unit would remain in the position following the two-day meeting of The Fed which was expected not to increase its interest rate as the US' economy is still in lethargy.


Selain itu Bank sentral AS The Fed pada pertemuan dua hari yang berencana menaikkan suku bunganya diperkirakan tidak akan menaikkan suku bunganya, karena pertumbuhan ekonominya masih melesu.


We are optimistic that the US interest rate will remain stable at 2 percent, he said.


Kami optimis suku bunga AS akan tetap stabil pada angka 2 persen, ujarnya.


The rise in the rupiah's position was somewhat hampered by the sluggish regional stock market due to the weakening Wall Street stock exchange as the financial crisis was still going on in the United States.


Kenaikan rupiah yang berlanjut, menurut dia agak tertahan oleh melemah bursa regional akibat melemahnya bursa Wall Street, karena krisis keuangan yang masih terjadi di Amerika Serikat.


The local currency strengthened also because foreign investors including those from India, Singapore, Malaysia and the Middle East wished to sink their funds in the domestic market, he said.


Selain itu, minat investor asing yang ingin menempatkan dananya di pasar domestik juga cukup kuat seperti India, Singapura dan Malaysia serta investor dari kawasan Timur Tengah, katanya.


According to him, the rupiah could appreaciate further but it would be difficult for it to reach the level of Rp9,000 per US dollar as foreign businesspeople invested their money in the country only for the short term.


Rupiah kemungkinan agak berat untuk bisa mencapai level Rp9.000 per dolar AS,  meski investor asing terus meningkatkan investasinya di dalam negeri, katanya.


Foreign investors sink their capital for the long term only in the banking sector, he said.


Investasi asing, lanjut dia di dalam negeri hanya berjangka pendek, mereka masih hati-hati untuk menempatkan dananya dalam jangka panjang.


The House of Representatives DPR's Budgetary Committee has agreed to an assumed economic growth rate of 6.0-6.4 percent in the 2009 state budget.


Rapat kerja Panitia Anggaran DPR menyetujui penetapan asumsi pertumbuhan ekonomi untuk penyusunan RAPBN 2009 sebesar 6 hingga 6,4 persen.


The committee at its working meeting with Finance Minister Sri Mulyani, State Minister for National Development Planning Paskah Suzetta and representatives from the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry and Bank Indonesia the central bank on Thursday also agreed to other basic economic assumptions.


Rapat kerja Panitia Anggaran dengan Menteri Keuangan, Menteri Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional, Bank Indonesia BI, dan wakil dari Departemen ESDM di Jakarta, Kamis juga menyepakati asumsi dasar lainnya.


The meeting also agreed to the inflation rate forecast of 5.8-6.5 percent for 2009.


Dalam rapat yang dipimpina Ketuanya Emir Moeis, Panitia Anggaran DPR menetapkan asumsi inflasi sebesar 5,8 hingga 6,5 persen.


The other basic economic assumptions agreed to at the meeting included the rupiah's exchange rate against the dollar at Rp9,000-9,200, interest rate on Bank Indonesia's promissory notes SBI for three-month deposits at 7.5-8.5 percent, oil prices at US$95-120 a barrel, oil production at 927,000-950,000 barrels per day, and gross domestic product GDP at Rp5,200-Rp5,300 trillion.


Asumsi dasar lainnya nilai tukar rupiah Rp9.000 - Rp9.200, suku bunga SBI tiga bulan 7,5 -8,5 persen, harga minyak 95 -120 dolar AS per barel, lifting 927 ribu hingga 950 ribu barel per hari, dan produk domestik bruto PDB sebesar Rp5.200 triliun hingga Rp5.300 triliun.


Both the House and the government agreed to set a deficit in the 2009 state budget at 1.5-2.0 percent of the GDP.


Sementara untuk perhitungan defisit anggaran 2009, Panitia Anggaran menyepakati besarnya antara 1,5 hingga 2,0 persen.


State revenues and grants are projected at Rp1,070 trillion and state expenditures are estimated at Rp1,152.2 trillion so there will be a budget deficit of around Rp82.1 trillion or 1.6 percent of the GDP, Chairman of the House Budgetary Committee Harry Azhar Azis said.


Pendapatan negara dan hibah diperkirakan mencapai Rp1.070 triliun dan belanja negara Rp1.152,2 triliun sehingga terdapat defisit sekitar Rp82,1 triliun atau 1,6 persen, kata Ketua Panja Asumsi Dasar Panitia Anggaran DPR, Harry Azhar Azis ketika menyampaikan laporan.


Finance Minister Sri Mulyani meanwhile said that in general, the government could accept what had been decided at the meeting.


Sementara itu Menkeu Sri Mulyani menyatakan, secara umum dapat menerima berbagai keputusan yang diambil di tingkat panja menjadi keputusan Panitia Anggaran DPR.


Indonesia has the potential of securing climate change-related offshore loans worth US$1.2 billion which can be used to help offset a deficit in its state budget, an official said.


Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional Bappenas mengungkapkan potensi pemberian pinjaman luar negeri terkait isu perubahan iklim mencapai 1,2 miliar dolar AS, yang bisa digunakan untuk membiayai defisit anggaran.


We hope the loans will reach US$1.2 billion, State Minister for National Development Planning/Chief of the National Development Planning Agency Bappenas Paskah Suzetta said here Thursday.


Kita harapkan bisa mencapai 1,2 miliar dolar AS, kata Meneg PPN/Kepala Bappenas, Paskah Suzetta, di Jakarta, Kamis.


But he stopped short of revealing whether the loans could be obtained this year or next year.


Meski demikian, dia tidak menjelaskan apakah potensi tersebut akan bisa direalisasikan pada tahun ini, atau tahun depan.


He said the agency had prepared a matrix of climate change-related policies which constituted the government's agenda as a prerequisite to obtain the soft loans.


Menurut Paskah, pihaknya telah menyiapkan matriks kebijakan terkait perubahan iklim yang menjadi agenda pemerintah dan digunakan sebagai syarat utama pinjaman lunak tersebut.


The loans which carried an interest rate of 0.65 percent were payable in 30 years, he said.


Bunga pinjaman itu sendiri, katanya, sebesar 0,65 persen dengan masa pinjaman 30 tahun.


We are in the process of offering the same matrix of policies to Japan, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, France and Germany, he said.


Ini sekarang kita sedang tawarkan ke Jepang, Bank Dunia, Bank Pembangunan Asia ADB, Perancis dan Jerman dengan matriks kebijakan yang sama, katanya.


Bappenas had so far received loan commitments worth US$200 million from the Japanese government, he said.


Bappenas, jelasnya, sejauh ini telah memperoleh komitmen pinjaman dari Jepang sebesar 200 juta dolar AS.


The rupiah strengthened at more than Rp9,200 per dollar in the Jakarta interbank spot market on Thursday as investors were active in buying the local unit, a foreign exchange analyst said.


Kurs rupiah terhadap dolar AS di pasar spot antar bank Jakarta, Kamis sore berhasil mencapai angka Rp9.200 per dolar AS, karena pelaku pasar makin aktif membeli rupiah, sehingga mata uang Indonesia terus menguat.


The main factor of the rupiah's strengthening is the government's success in issuing most-sought global bonds worth US$2.2 billion, Kostaman Thayib, retail banking director of PT Bank Mega Tbk, said on Thursday.


Faktor utama menguat rupiah itu, setelah pemerintah berhasil menerbitkan obligasi dolar yang sangat diminati asing yang mencapai angka 2,2 miliar dolar AS, kata Direktur Retail Banking PT Bank Mega Tbk Kostaman Thayib di Jakarta, Kamis.


The rupiah rose 54 points to Rp9,200/9,210 per dollar on Thursday compared to Rp9,254/9,260 per dollar the day before.


Nilai tukar rupiah terhadap dolar AS mencapai Rp9.200/9.210 per dolar AS dibanding penutupan hari sebelumnya Rp9.254/9.260 atau menguat 54 poin.


The US dollar inflows into the domestic market gave a boost to the rupiah so that it strengthened at more than Rp9,200 per dollar, he said.


Menurut dia, masuknya dolar AS ke pasar domestik memberikan suntikan terhadap rupiah sehingga menguat hingga mencapai Rp9.200 per dolar AS.


An upward trend in banking interest rates was another factor of the rupiah's strengthening and the local unit was expected to edge closer to Rp9,100 per dollar, he said.


Kecenderungan kenaikan suku bunga perbankan juga memberikan nilai tambah bagi pergerakan rupiah yang terus menguat dan diperkirakan akan bisa mendekati angka Rp9.100 per dolar AS.


Domestic banks were expected to adjust their lending rates following Bank Indonesia the central bank/BI's decision to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 8.50 percent early this month, he said.


Perbankan akan menyesuaikan tingkat suku bunganya setelah bank sentral Indonesia BI menaikkan suku bunga acuan BI Rate menjadi 8,50 persen dari sebelumnya 8,25 persen yang diikuti pula oleh Lembaga Penjamin Simpanan LPS dengan bunga yang sama 8,50 persen, tuturnya.


He predicted the rupiah would continue to strengthen to Rp9,000 per dollar although it would be somewhat difficult for the Indonesian currency to reach the level.


Menurut dia, kenaikan rupiah itu kemungkinan akan masih berlanjut hingga bisa mencapai angka Rp9.000 per dolar AS, namun untuk menuju ke arah sana dinilai agak berat.


At present the rupiah was very stable but monetary authorities must prevent it from strengthening at a fast pace for fear it would easily weaken, he said.


Rupiah saat ini berada dalam posisi yang sangat stabil, namun kenaikan itu harus dijaga jangan terlalu cepat, karena dikhawatirkan akan kembali melemah, katanya.


The rupiah would likely put under negative pressure ahead of 2009 general elections. But peaceful elections would make the rupiah more stable, he said.


Karena itu pelaku asing masih hati-hati dalam menginvestasikan dana dalam jangka panjang menjelang pemilihan umum pada tahun 2009 dan aksi demo yang masih terjadi akhir-akhir ini, katanya.


Publicly-listed instant noodle maker PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk plans to sell 2.67 percent of its treasury stocks to strategic investors.


PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk INDF akan melepas sisa saham cadangan treasury stock sebanyak 2,67 persen kepada investor strategis.


All the shareholders have agreed to the plan, Indofood Vice President Director Fransiscus Welirang said following an annual and extraordinary shareholders' meeting here on Friday.


Semua pemegang saham sepakat, kata Wakil Dirut Indofood Fransiscus Welirang, usai rapat umum pemegang saham tahunan dan luar biasa RUPST/LB perusahaan yang berlangsung di Jakarta, Jumat.


At the meeting, the management of Indofood asked shareholders to agree to a cut in the amount of paid-up and paid-in capital to Rp878.04 billion from Rp944.42 billion previously as the company intended to sell its treasury stocks.


Dalam RUPSLB tersebut, manajemen Indofood meminta persetujuan pemegang saham untuk mengurangi jumlah modal disetor dan ditempatkan, dari sebelumnya Rp944,42 miliar menjadi Rp878,04 miliar. Jumlah modal disetor dan ditempatkan turun karena Indofood berniat melepas saham cadangannya treasury stock.


The company decided to take the decision to adjust itself with the new law on limited liability companies.


Perseroan mengambil keputusan itu untuk menyesuaikan dengan ketentuan Undang-Undang Perseroan Terbatas UUPT yang baru.


Under the law, a company is only allowed to control its buy-back shares as treasury stocks for a maximum of three years.


Dimana salah satu pasalnya menyebutkan bahwa sebuah perusahaan hanya bisa menguasai saham yang dibeli kembali buy back sebagai treasury stock paling lama tiga tahun.


Indofood Finance Director Thomas Tjhie said all the remaining treasury stocks could be sold by August.


Sementara itu, Direktur Keuangan Indofood Thomas Tjhie mengatakan, pihaknya akan menjual sisa saham cadangan kepada beberapa pihak.


We will sell them to strategic investors. Hopefully, the process can be completed by August.


Kita akan menjual kepada investor strategis. Kita berharap proses ini bisa selesai pada Agustus mendatang, tuturnya.


The meeting also decided to pay 40 percent of the company's net profit of Rp980.36 billion last year, or Rp43 a share, as dividends.


Thomas mengatakan, dividen yang dibagikan itu setara dengan 40 persen dari laba bersih tahun buku 2007 Rp980,36 miliar.


The rupiah in the Jakarta inter-bank spot market on Monday afternoon dropped to Rp9,225/9,230 from Rp9,205/9,215 against the US dollar last weekend as market players were still actively buying the US currency.


Kurs rupiah terhadap dolar AS di pasar spot antar bank Jakarta, Senin sore, turun tajam 20 poin menjadi Rp9.225/9.230 per dolar AS dibanding penutupan akhir pekan lalu Rp9.205/9.215, karena pelaku pasar masih aktif membeli dolar AS.


The rupiah dropped due to the high negative sentiment in the market following the increased world crude oil price which reached more than US$141 per barrel, foreign exchange analyst at PT Bank Himpunan Saudara publicly listed, Rully Nova, said here Monday.


Penurunan rupiah sebesar 20 poin itu, karena sentimen negatif pasar masih sangat tinggi, terutama akibat menguat harga minyak mentah dunia yang mencapai 141 dolar AS lebih, kata analis valas PT Bank Himpunan Saudara Tbk, Rully Nova di Jakarta, Senin.


He said the decrease in the rupiah's rate last Friday and Monday was considered normal after the Indonesian unit drastically increased to below the level of Rp9,200 to US dollar previously.


Menurut dia, koreksi terhadap rupiah yang berlangsung dua hari Jumat dan Senin dinilai wajar, setelah mengalami kenaikan yang cukup tajam dan sempat berada di bawah angka Rp9.200 per dolar AS.


So, he said, there was no problem with the rupiah as it was still in a stable and safe condition.


Jadi tidak ada masalah terhadap rupiah, karena mata uang lokal itu masih stabil dan dalam kondisi yang aman, ucapnya.


The rupiah weakened also because e Wall Street was in a bullish condition which affected the regional stock exchange as the world crude oil price strengthened.


Koreksi terhadap rupiah, lanjut dia terutama disebabkan bursa Wall Street melesu yang menekan bursa regional, akibat menguat harga minyak mentah dunia.


The world crude oil price rose due to increased political tensions between Israel and Iran, he said.


Kenaikan harga minyak mentah dunia itu terjadi akibat kawasan Timur Tengah yang kembali memanas antara Israel dan Iran, katanya.


He said this condition would not last long as foreign investors were showing great interest in sinking their capital on the domestic market as Bank Indonesia the central bank would increase its reference interest rate due to the high inflation in June.


Kondisi ini, menurut dia tidak berlangsung lama, karena investor asing saat ini sangat berminat menginvestasikan dananya di pasar domestik, apalagi kecenderungan pasar, bahwa Bank Indonesia BI kemungkinan akan kembali menaikkan suku bunga acuan, akibat inflasi Juni yang masih tinggi.


Market players are now waiting for monthly reports from the Central Bureau of Statistics to see whether or not the inflation in June would remain high, he said.


Karena itu, para pelaku pasar sedang menunggu laporan bulanan dari Badan Statistik Pusat BPS apakah benar laju inflasi Juni masih tinggi, katanya.


He said the rupiah was expected not to move farther as Bank Indonesia wished the local currency to remain below the level of Rp9,300 to the US dollar as such a position was considered stable.


Ia mengatakan, rupiah diperkirakan tidak akan bergerak lebih jauh, karena Bank Indonesia BI menginginkan rupiah tetap berada dibawah angka Rp9.300 per dolar AS.


Bank Indonesia continued to monitor the market to keep the rupiah below Rp9,300 to the US greenback as the central bank still had an adequate amount of foreign exchange.


BI tetap melakukan pemantauan di pasar agar rupiah tetap di bawah angka Rp9.300 per dolar AS, apalagi BI memiliki cadangan devisa yang cukup besar untuk menahan tekanan terhadap rupiah.


The Anti Debt Coalition KAU has called on the government to capitalize on the summit which will take place near Lake Yoga Hokaido, Japan, on July 7-9, 2008 to ask for the writing off of Indonesia's foreign debt.


Koalisi Anti Utang KAU menghimbau, Indonesia memanfaatkan undangan menghadiri KTT G8 di Danau Yoya Hokaido Jepang 7-9 Juli 2008 sebagai kesempatan meminta penghapusan utang luar negeri Indonesia,


This had to be done by Indonesia on the ground that 91 percent of its bilateral foreign debt which now stood at Rp258.96 trillion was to G-8 countries, KAU Chairman Dani Setiawan said here on Thursday.


karena 91 persen dari total outstanding utang bilateral Indonesia yang mencapai Rp258,96 triliun berasal dari negara-negara G8.


The debt writting off was a form of responsibility of socio-economic crisis confronting Indonesian people as a result of foreign loan transactions.


Penghapusan utang tersebut merupakan bentuk pertanggungjawaban atas kerusakan sosial-ekonomi yang dialami oleh rakyat Indonesia akibat transaksi utang luar negeri selama ini.


The crisis is caused by practices of economic liberalization, privatization and the lifting of subsidies recommended by creditor countries, Setiawan said.


Kerusakan tersebut ditimbulkan oleh praktek liberalisasi ekonomi, privatisasi, dan pencabutan subsidi yang didorong oleh negara-negara kreditor, kata Ketua Sekretariat Nasional KAU, Dani Setiawan di Jakarta, Kamis.


According to KAU data on list of Indonesia's foreign debt with G8 member countries, Japan posed a bilateral creditor in Indonesia with its outstanding debt totalling Rp186.38 trillion.


Menurut data KAU,diantara negara G8, Jepang merupakan kreditor bilateral terbesar Indonesia dengan jumlah outstanding utang sebesar Rp186,38 triliun.


G8 member countries should be urged to write off Indonesian debt without any conditions to South countries including Indonesia. According to KAU , a commitment to give debt relief was made by G8 at their meeting in Birmingham in 2005.


Negara G8 harus kembali didesak untuk melakukan penghapusan utang tanpa syarat kepada negara selatan unconditional debt cancellation, termasuk kepada Indonesia. Koalisi Anti Utang memandang komitmen pengurangan utang debt relief yang dibuat oleh G8 pada pertemuan di Birmingham pada tahun 2005 hanya bersifat karikatif dan tidak menyelesaikan akar permasalahan krisis utang, katanya.


Indonesia will host the 11th annual meeting and 7th annual technical assistance and training forum of the Asia Pacific Group APG on Money Laundering on July 7-11.


Indonesia akan menjadi tuan rumah pertemuan Asia Pacific Group APG on Money Laundering yang akan berlangsung 7-11 Juli 2008.


The meeting will take place at the Bali International Convention Center, Westin Hotel in Bali, Indonesia, spokesman of the Center for Financial Transaction Reporting and Analysis PPATK Natsir Kongah said on Friday.


Pertemuan akan berlangsung di Bali International Convention Centre, Westin Hotel, Bali, Indonesia, kata Natsir.


He said more than 260 officials of financial intelligence units FIU from APG member countries and 19 international organizations as well as 6 observers from Asia and the Pacific would take part in the Bali meeting.


Lebih dari 260 petinggi intelijen dibidang keuangan dari 37 negara dan 19 organisasi internasional dan 6 pengamat dari berbagai kawasan di wilayah Asia Pasifik dan sekitarnya berkumpul


They would discuss a wide range of crucial issues related to money laundering and terrorism funding offences, he said.


membahas hal-hal krusial yang berkaitan dengan tindak pidana pencucian uang dan pendanaan terorisme.


Publicly-listed aviation service company PT Indonesia Air Transport Tbk IATA plans to buy three more helicopters worth more than US$30 million until 2009, its director said.


PT Indonesia Air Transport Tbk IATA berencana menambah 3 unit helikopter lagi sampai dengan 2009.


This year we may only buy one helicopter.


Untuk tahun ini mungkin kita baru menambah satu unit dulu.


We are still calculating the exact value of the three helicopters.


Sementara nilai pasti dari pembelian ketiga helikopter ini masih dihitung, karena ada beberapa komponen yang masih dihitung,


To be sure, it will exceed US$30 million, Ending Ridwan said on Thursday.


yang jelas nilainya lebih dari 30 juta dolar AS, kata Direktur IATA Ending Ridwan di Jakarta, Kamis.


The funds needed to buy the helicopters would originate from banking loans and bonds, he said.


Dia menambahkan, dana untuk membeli ketiga helikopter ini bisa dari pinjaman perbankan, penerbitan obligasi atau kombinasi dari keduanya.


Currently, IATA is operating 10 chartered planes and 6 helicopters.


Sampai saat ini, IATA memiliki armada pesawat carteran sebanyak 10 unit dan helikopter sebanyak 6 unit.


Ridwan said IATA won a US$3.6 million contract from nickel-mining company PT Inco Tbk for the provision of chatered aircraft to serve the Soroako-Ujung Pandang route this year.


Ending mengatakan, pada tahun ini IATA mendapatkan kontrak sewa pesawat dari PT Inco Tbk dengan nilai 3,6 juta dolar AS.


The lease contract will hopefully raise the company's income by 50 percent from Rp217 billion in 2007, he said.


Dengan adanya kontrak sewa tersebut diharapkan pada tahun ini pendapatan perseroan akan tumbuh 50 persen dari 2007 yang mencapai Rp 217 miliar, katanya.


Rupiah on the Jakarta inter-bank spot market on Tuesday morning strengthened to Rp9,212 against US dollar as the US greenback weakened to Asia's main currencies especially Japanese yen.


Kurs rupiah terhadap dolar AS di pasar spot antar bank Jakarta, Selasa pagi, menguat mendekati angka Rp9.200 per dolar AS, karena melemahnya dolar AS terhadap mata uang utama Asia terutama terhadap yen.


The rise in the rupiah rate shows a positive sentiment on the market as US dollar is entering the domestic market after the government offers state bonds in dollar, capital market observer Edwin Sinaga said here Tuesday.


Menguat rupiah menunjukkan bahwa pasar masih positif yang didukung masuknya dolar AS ke pasar domestik setelah pemerintah menawarkan surat utang negara SUN dalam dolar, kata Pengamat Pasar Uang, Edwin Sinaga di Jakarta, Selasa.


He said rupiah received external supports due to the improving Wall Streets stock exchange positively affecting the regional stock exchange including Japan's Nikkei index which rose 0.3 percent to 13.526.63 or increased by 45.15 points.


Ia mengatakan, rupiah mendapat dukungan pasar eksternal, akibat membaiknya bursa Wall Streets, sehingga bursa regional membaik seperti indeks Nikkei, Jepang yang naik 0,3 persen menjadi 13,526,63 atau naik 45,15 poin.


We are expecting that rupiah will penetrate the level of Rp9,200 to US dollar this afternoon, the observer said.


'Kami memperkirakan rupiah akan bisa menembus angka Rp9.200 per dolar AS pada sore nanti, katanya.


The sales of state bonds abroad won positive responses from foreign investors so that the needs of US dollars at home could be met although market players worried about the inflation rate which would be higher in June than that in May, he said.


Penjualan SUN di luar negeri mendapat tanggapan positif dari investor asing, mereka dengan antusias membeli surat utang itu mengakibatkan kebutuhan dolar AS di dalam negeri terutama dari BUMN seperti Pertamina dan PLN dapat dipenuhi. Meski pelaku pasar agak khawatir dengan laju inflasi Juni yang diperkirakan akan lebih tinggi dibanding laju inflasi bulan Mei, katanya.


According to Edwin Sinaga, rupiah would in the near future approach the level of Rp9,100 to US dollar but it was still difficult for the local unit to reach the figure of Rp9,000 against the US currency.


Menurut dia, rupiah dalam waktu dekat secara perlahan-lahan akan bisa mendekati angka Rp9.100 per dolar AS, namun untuk mencapai level Rp9.000 per dolar diperkirakan agak sulit.


Rupiah is now considered in a safe position as Bank Indonesia the central bank has bigger amount of foreign exchanges in anticipation of possible pressure against the local unit, he said.


Posisi rupiah saat ini dinilai cukup aman, apalagi Bank Indonesia BI memiliki cadangan devisa yang semakin besar dalam upaya mengantisipasi apabila rupiah cenderung tertekan pasar, katanya.


The increase in the rupiah rate was due to the weakening US dollar as financial crisis in the US continued, he said, adding that the US was also facing the increasing inflation rate which had created worries that the US economy would continue to weaken.


Kenaikan rupiah terhadap dolar AS, lanjut dia karena dolar AS melemah, setelah negara paman Sam itu dilanda krisis keuangan yang berkelanjutan. Bahkan AS juga dilanda inflasi yang terus meningkat yang menimbulkan kekhawatiran bahwa pertumbuhan ekonomi AS makin melemah, ujarnya.


State-owned Bank Mandiri BMRI has up to now extended Rp612.61 billion in credits under the People's Business Credit KUR scheme to 18,065 debtors in Kalimantan, BMRI deputy director Wayan Agus Mertayasa said.


Bank Mandiri BMRI hingga saat ini telah berhasil mengucurkan Kredit Usaha Rakyat KUR mencapai Rp612,61 miliar di seluruh wilayah Kalimantan untuk 18.065 debitur.


Martayasa said in press statement on Friday that of the RP612.61 billion, some Rp50.10 billion were provided for 892 debtors in East Kalimantan.


Wakil Direktur Utama Bank Mandiri I Wayan Agus Mertayasa, dalam siaran persnya, Jumat, mengatakan, dari total Rp612,61 miliar, KUR BMRI akan disalurkan di Provinsi Kalimantan Timur senilai Rp50,10 miliar yang akan diterima oleh 892 debitur.


The bank has also provided Rp228.17 billion for 11,188 recipients in West Kalimantan, Rp175.63 billion for 3,808 debtors in Central Kalimantan and Rp158.71 billion for 2,177 KUR customers in South Kalimantan.


Sebelumnya, perseroan telah menyalurkan kepada 11.188 debitur untuk Provinsi Kalimantan Barat senilai Rp228,17 miliar, dan Rp175,63 miliar untuk 3.808 debitur di Kalimantan Tengah serta Rp158,71 miliar untuk 2.177 debitur di Kalimantan Selatan.


Wayan said that the realization of Bank Mandiri's KUR credits had reached Rp1.021 trillion which were provided for 33,232 debtors, who consisted of 1,497 individuals and 31,735 cooperative members.


Menurut Wayan, sampai saat ini KUR yang telah terealisasi mencapai Rp1,021 triliun untuk 33.232 debitur, terdiri atas 1.497 debitur individual dan 31.735 debitur linkage koperasi.


This has exceeded the corporate target of Rp1 trillion for 2008.


Hal ini telah melewati target 2008 perseroan senilai Rp1 triliun.


The funds were distributed to 32,173 debtors in the economic sector, 85 debtors in the agricultural sector, 92 in the construction sector, 598 in trade, restaurant and hotel sectors, 84 in the service sector and 145 in the social service sector.


KUR telah disalurkan ke beberapa sektor ekonomi yaitu 32.173 debitur di sektor pertanian, 85 debitur di sektor industri pengolahan, 92 debitur di sektor konstruksi, 598 debitur di sektor perdagangan, restoran dan hotel, 84 debitur di sektor jasa dunia usaha dan 145 debitur di sektor jasa sosial, kata Wayan.


The rupiah moved closer to Rp9,200 per dollar in the Jakarta interbank spot market on Monday morning as investors rushed for the local unit following Bank Indonesia BI's move to raise its benchmark interest rate to 8.75 percent last week.


Kurs rupiah terhadap dolar AS di pasar spot antarbank Jakarta, Senin pagi, menguat mendekati Rp9.200 per dolar AS karena pelaku pasar memburu rupiah setelah Bank Indonesia BI menaikkan suku bunga acuan BI Rate.


BI's decision to raise its key rate by 25 basis points to 8.75 percent from 8.50 percent previously has led to a rush for the rupiah, Kostaman Thayib, retail banking director of PT Bank Mega Tbk, said on Monday.


BI menaikkan bunga BI Rate sebesar 25 basis poin menjadi 8,75 dari sebelumnya 8,50 persen yang mendorong pelaku membeli rupiah lebih lanjut, kata Direktur Retail Banking PT Bank Mega Tbk, Kostaman Thayib di Jakarta.


The rupiah was trading Rp9,204/9,205 per dollar on Monday morning compared to the weekend closure of Rp9,213/9,219 per dollar, or an increase of nine points.


Nilai tukar rupiah terhadap dolar AS mencapai Rp9.204/9.205 per dolar AS dibanding penutupan akhir pekan lalu pada Rp9.213/9.219 per dolar AS atau naik sembilan poin.


He said the rupiah received another boost as foreign investors rushed for state bonds so that state-owned companies' demand for the US greenback could be met quickly.


Kostaman Thayib mengatakan, kenaikan rupiah juga didukung oleh aksi beli investor asing yang masih memburu Surat Utang Negara SUN, sehingga kebutuhan dolar AS oleh BUMN seperti Pertamina dan PLN dapat terpenuhi dengan cepat.


We are optimistic the rupiah still has a chance to strengthen to up to Rp9,200 per dollar on Monday evening, he said.


Kami optimis rupiah pada penutupan sore nanti juga berpeluang untuk menguat lagi hingga mencapai angka Rp9.200 per dolar AS, katanya.


Earlier, the rupiah slightly strengthened by three points to Rp9,210 from Rp9,213 per dollar and moved closer to Rp9,200 per dollar as investors bought up the Indonesian currency, he said.


Rupiah, lanjut dia, semula hanya menguat tipis tiga poin menjadi Rp9.210 per dolar AS dari Rp9.213, namun pergerakan beli dari pelaku pasar makin kuat sehingga posisinya makin dekat dengan angka Rp9.200 per dolar AS.


He asked monetary authorities to be wary of the rupiah's faster-than-expected appreciation for fear it would cause the rupiah to plunge more quickly.


Kenaikan rupiah yang terlalu cepat harus diwaspadai, karena dikhawatirkan akan menekan rupiah terpuruk lebih cepat lagi, katanya.


The rupiah strengthened at Rp9,201/9,204 against the dollar in the Jakarta interbank spot market on Tuesday evening after it hit Rp9,200 per dollar earlier in the day, a foreign exchange analyst said.


Kurs rupiah terhadap dolar AS di pasar spot antar bank Jakarta menguat, namun posisinya masih di atas angka Rp9.200 per dolar AS, setelah sebelumnya sempat mencapai level Rp9.200 per dolar AS.


The rupiah was trading above Rp9,200 per dollar as investors were careful in buying the Indonesian currency, Rully Nova of PT Bank Himpunan Saudara Tbk said on Tuesday.


Posisi rupiah di atas angka Rp9.200 per dolar AS, karena pelaku pasar hati-hati dalam membeli mata uang Indonesia, kata Analis Valas PT Bank Himpunan Saudara Tbk, Rully Nova di Jakarta, Selasa.


The rupiah closed at Rp9,201/9,204 per dollar on Tuesday against Rp9,205/9,209 per dollar the day before, or an increase of four points.


Nilai tukar rupiah terhadap dolar AS naik menjadi Rp9.201/9.204 per dolar AS dibanding penutupan hari sebelumnya Rp9.205/9.209 per dolar AS atau naik empat poin.


Rully said the rupiah hit the previous day's closure of Rp9,205 per dollar on Tuesday evening but investors speculated on buying the rupiah in small quantities causing the local unit to strengthen slightly.


Menurut dia, posisi rupiah pada penutupan sore itu sempat mencapai angka Rp9.205 per dolar AS sama seperti penutupan hari sebelumnya, namun pelaku pasar mencoba berspekulasi membeli dalam jumlah kecil, sehingga mendorong mata uang lokal itu naik.


The rupiah slightly appreciated against the greenback as investors focused their attention on the G-8 Group of Eight Industrialized Nations meeting in Japan discussing the US dollar's fall, he said.


Kenaikan rupiah yang kecil itu, karena pelaku sedang memfokuskan perhatian terhadap pertemua negara-negara industri maju yang membahas melemahnya dolar AS, katanya.


He predicted the rupiah would continue to strengthen to up to Rp9,150 per dollar if global crude prices fell after they hit another record high of US$145 a barrel.


Ia mengatakan, rupiah terus menguat yang diperkirakan akan bisa mencapai angka Rp9.150 per dolar, apabila harga minyak mentah dunia terus setelah sempat mencapai angka 145 dolar AS per barel.


We are optimistic the rupiah will strengthen below Rp9,200 per dollar because of high positive sentiments, he said.


Kami optimis rupiah akan berada dibawah angka Rp9.200 per dolar AS, karena sentimen positif masih tetap tinggi, ucapnya.


The rupiah's appreciation suggested that the Indonesian economy was performing well despite a global economic slowdown following the US financial crisis, he said.


Menurut dia, membaiknya rupiah menunjukkan pertumbuhan ekonomi masih berjalan dengan baik, meski ekonomi global cenderung melambat khususnya di Amerika Serikat akibat krisis keuangan yang masih terjadi.


Moreover, the high economic growth in China and India would contribute to economic growth in the rest of Asia including Indonesia, he said.


Apalagi di kawasan Asia seperti China dan India pertumbuhan ekonomi cukup tinggi yang memberikan dukungan terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi Indonesia dan negara-negara Asia lainnya, katanya.


He said the dollar's depreciation against the Japanese yen over investors' worries about the US economic growt


Ia mengatakan, kenaikan rupiah itu juga didukung oleh melemah dolar AS terhadap yen, akibat kekhawatiran pelaku pasar terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi AS.


Publicly-listed coal mining company PT Bukit Asam Tbk has decided to set aside 50 percent of its 2007 net profit totaling Rp760.2 billion to pay out dividends at Rp164.97 per share.


Rapat umum pemegang saham PT Bukit Asam Tbk PTBA yang berlangsung di Jakarta, Kamis, memutuskan untuk membagikan dividen sebesar Rp164,97 per saham atau totalnya setara dengan 50 persen dari perolehan laba bersih 2007 yang mencapai Rp 760,2 miliar.


Compared to the dividend paid on budget year 2006, the amount of dividend per share this time is 56.52 percent higher, PT Bukit Asam President Director Sukrisno said following a general shareholders' meeting on Thursday night.


Dibandingkan dengan jumlah dividen yang dibagikan untuk tahun buku 2006 sebesar Rp105,39 per saham, maka dividen yang dibagikan sekarang ini naik 56,52 persen, kata Direktur Utama PTBA, Sukrisno seusai RUPSLB di Jakarta, Kamis malam.


The increase resulted from a 57-percent rise in net profit to Rp760 billion in 2007 from Rp486 billion the year before, he said.


Menurutnya peningkatan nilai dividen ini seiring dengan naiknya laba bersih 2007 sebesar 57 persen yang tumbuh dari Rp486 miliar menjadi Rp760 miliar.


Last year, PT Bukit Asam saw a 17-percent rise in its coal sales to Rp4.12 trillion from a year earlier, he said.


Kenaikan ini diperoleh dari penjualan batubara sebesar 10,85 juta ton dengan total pendapatan Rp4,12 triliun atau lebih tinggi 17 persen dibandingkan 2006.


In the first quarter of 2008 alone, the company posted a net profit of Rp286.39 billion, with sales reaching Rp1.23 trillion.


Untuk triwulan I 2008, perolehan laba bersih PTBA sebesar Rp286,39 miliar Sedangkan pendapatannya sudah mencapai Rp1,23 triliun.


The first-quarter net profit represented a 44-percent rise from the same period last year, he said.


atau naik 44 persen dibandingkan periode sama sebelumnya.


Meanwhile, the selling price of coal in the export market between January and March 2008 rose 36 percent to US$59.7 per ton.


Sementara itu harga jual batubara di pasar ekspor pada periode Januari-Maret 2008 terjadi kenaikan 36 persen menjadi 59,7 dolar AS per ton.


Exports accounted for 32 percent of our sales totaling 2.69 million tons during the January-March 2008 period, he said.


Dari 2,69 juta ton penjualan PTBA periode Januari-Maret 2008, 32 persen di antaranya merupakan penjualan ekspor, kata Sukrisno.


Over the period, domestic coal prices rose 29 percent to Rp484,000 per ton.


Sementara harga batubara di pasar domestik juga mengalami kenaikan yang signifikan sebesar 29 persen menjadi Rp484.000 per ton.


The rupiah rose 10 points to Rp9,300/9,310 per dollar in the Jakarta interbank spot market on Friday evening following Bank Indonesia the central bank/BI's intervention in the money market, a money market observer said.


Kurs rupiah terhadap dolar AS di pasar spot antar bank, Jumat sore menguat menjadi Rp9.300/9.310 per dolar AS dibanding penutupan hari sebelumnya Rp9.310/9.332 atau naik 10 poin, akibat masuknya BI BI ke pasar uang.


BI released funds from its foreign exchange reserves as part of a market intervention, causing the rupiah to strengthen to Rp9,300 per dollar, Edwin Sinaga said.


Intervensi pasar oleh BI dengan melepas cadangan devisa mengakibatkan rupiah menguat hingga mencapai posisi Rp9.300 per dolar AS, kata pengamat pasar uang Edwin Sinaga di Jakarta, Jumat.


Sinaga said the rupiah needed to strengthen by a few more points to reach a level below Rp9,300 per dollar as hoped for by monetary authorities.


Ia mengatakan, rupiah tinggal selangkah lagi berada di bawah angka Rp9.300 per dolar AS, sesuai dengan keinginan otoritas moneter agar mata uang Indonesia berada dibawah posisi itu.


The rupiah is considered to be in safe position if it moves to below Rp9,300 per dollar, he said.


Dengan posisi rupiah dibawah angka Rp9.300 per dolar AS, maka nilai tukar rupiah dianggap cukup aman, katanya.


The rupiah's appreciation , however, evoked little enthusiasm among investors who were still careful in making transactions due to a persistent drop in global crude prices which on Friday stood at US$126 a barrel, he said.


Kenaikan rupiah, lanjut Edwin Sinaga kurang didukung oleh pelaku pasar yang masih bermain hati-hati, akibat penurunan harga minyak yang berlanjut hingga di posisi 126 dolar AS per barel.


But if the present conditions continued in the days ahead, the rupiah would further strengthen against the dollar, he said.


Apabila kondisi seperti ini masih berlanjut, maka rupiah diperkirakan akanmenguat sehingga berada dibawah angka tersebut, katanya.


I am optimistic the rupiah will gain ground next week so it will appreciate to less than Rp9,300 per dollar, he said.


Kami optimis rupiah pada pekan depan akan kembali membaik sehingga posisi akan dapat dibawah angka Rp9.300 per dolar AS, ucapnya.


The rupiah's appreciation also resulted from a strengthening of the regional stock exchange's index after Wall Street's index strengthened, he said.


Menurut Edwin Sinaga, membaiknya rupiah, selain aksi demo yang makin mengendor juga didukung oleh membaiknya pasar regional yang terpicu oleh menguat bursa Wall Street.


He predicted the market would give a positive response to the rupiah next week.


Pasar diperkirakan akan masih positif terhadap rupiah pada awal pekan depan, ujarnya.


Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia Siti Ch Fadjrijah said that about ten banks planned this year to change the status of their syariah units into syariah commercial banks, like BRI Syariah, BNI Syariah, and Bukopin Syariah.


Deputi Gubernur Bank Indonesia Siti Ch. Fadjrijah mengatakan sekitar 10 bank tahun ini akan mengubah unit syariahnya menjadi bank umum syariah antara lain BRI Syariah, BNI Syariah, dan Bukopin Syariah.


Some other banks, like Bank Panin when takin-over Bank Harfa Irna Gustia, and PT Bank Victoria International Tbk BVICwhen taking-over Bank Swaguna, also reported they planned to change their status into syariah banks, Fadjrijah told a syariah banking discussion held by banking and monetary news reporters in Jakarta Friday.


Tiga bank lagi, seperti Bank Panin saat mengakuisisi Bank Harfa Irna Gustia dan PT Bank Victoria International Tbk BVIC saat mengakuisisi saham Bank Swaguna juga melaporkan akan mengubahnya menjadi bank syariah, kata Fadjrijah saat diskusi perbankan syariah yang diselenggarakan Pewarta Perbankan dan Moneter Partner di Jakarta, Jumat.


The other banks with the same plan include those to be taken over by an AL Barakah investor from Saudi Arabia.


Bank lain yang akan diubah menjadi bank syariah, menurutnya adalah bank yang akan diakuisisi oleh investor dari kelompok AL Barakah dari Arab Saudi.


Thus, this year there will be 10 wholly syariah banks, said Fadjrijah


Jadi tahun ini ada sekitar 10 bank syariah utuh yang akan berdiri, kata Fadjrijah


refusing to reveal the names of the four other banks.


enggan menyebutkan nama empat bank lainnya.


This development, she added, is an indication of the high potential of the syariah banks in Indonesia although their growth is still short of Bank Indonesia's expectations.


Perkembangan ini, lanjutnya merupakan cerminan masih tingginya potensi perkembangan perbankan syariah di Indonesia meski pertumbuhannya belum sesuai dengan target yang diharapkan Bank Indonesia.


The potential of our syariah bank market is very high, but yet to be fully developed.


Potensi 'market' perbankan syariah kita sangat besar, tetapi itu belum dimanfaatkan.


And even a growth of five percent is still difficult to reach, she said.


Jadi sepertinya target pertumbuhan lima persen berat untuk dicapai, katanya.


She added that the assets of syariah banks in the first quarter fo 2008 had reached Rp37.6 trillion, and those of conventional banks Rp1,800 trillion, while the projected growth of syariah bank assets was set at 5 percent of those of conventional banks, or Rp 92 trillion.


Dijelaskan Fadjrijah, aset perbankan syariah pada kwartal I tahun 2008 mencapai Rp37,6 triliun sementara aset perbankan konvensional selitar Rp1.800 triliun. Sementara target pertumbuhan aset perbankan syariah sebesar 5 persen dari aset bank konvensional atau sekitar Rp92 triliun.


The growth of syariah bank assets had reached 37 percent which is higher than that of conventional banks, but to reach 5 percent of the total of commercial bank assets is not easy, he added.


Dari pertumbuhan aset bank syariah sudah mencapai 37 persen atau di atas pertumbuhan aset bank konvensional, tetapi untuk mencapai 5 persen dari total aset perbankan umum pada tahun ini itu tidak mudah, tambahnya.


She said further that BI is constantly encouraging the development of syariah banks by increasing syariah services, opening more branch offices, including conversions from syariah units to syariah banks and reducing the capital required for the establishment of syariah banks.


Menurut Fadjrijah, BI terus mendorong perkembangan bank syariah antara lain dengan mempermudah dan memperbanyak layanan syariah, memperbanyak pembukaan kantor cabang, termasuk konversi dari unit syariah menjadi bank syariah serta meringankan modal pendirian bank syariah.


Commercial banks, she added, can also use their branch offices to build a bank syariah channeling office.


Bank umum, lanjutnya juga bisa memanfaatkan kantor cabangnya untuk membuat 'office chanelling' bank syariah.


Many other things had been done by BI, but its growth cannot be so rapid has expected , she said.


Masih banyak yang sudah dilakukan BI tetapi pertumbuhannya belum bisa secepat yang diharapkan, katanya.


In the meantime, commission XI deputy chairman of the House of Representatives Endin Soefihara said on the occasion that in the near future her office will finalize the syariah banking draft law with the government.


Sementara itu, Wakil Ketua Komisi XI DPR RI Endin Soefihara dalam kesempatan itu mengatakan dalam waktu dekat pihaknya akan menyelesaikan RUU Perbankan Syariah bersama pemerintah.


Hopefully it will be completed soon after the finance minister, legal affairs and human rights minister, and the religious minister, put their signature, he said.


Mudah-mudahan dalam waktu yang tidak terlalu lama akan selesai, tinggal menunggu tandatangan Menkeu, Menkum Ham dan Menteri Agama, katanya.


Endin hoped that the law will encourage the establishment of new syariah commercial banks and syariah people's funding banks.


Endin mengharapkan dengan adanya undang-undang itu, bank-bank umum syariah dan bank-bank pembiayaan rakyat syariah akan semakin bermunculan.


Publicly-listed plantation company PT Bakrie Sumatra Plantations Tbk said on Monday it had increased its stake in Netherlands-based Agri Resoruces BV to 51 percent by acquiring US$41.22 worth of additinal shares in the company.


Perusahaan perkebunan PT Bakrie Sumatra Plantations Tbk di Jakarta, Senin, mengatakan, pihaknya telah meningkatkan kepemilikan sahamnya di Agri Resources BV menjadi 51 persen setelah mengakuisisi 26 persen saham tambahan senilai 41,22 juta dolar AS.


Agri Resources BV is a joint venture company set up by Bakrie and Agri International Resources Pte Ltd. of Singapore.


Agri Resources BV, sebuah perusahaan di Belanda, merupakan perusahaan patungan antara Bakrie dan Agri International Resources Pte Ltd, Singapura, yang dimiliki oleh para investor saham.


Bakrie Sumatra also has the option to raise its stake in Agri Resources BV to 100 percent by 2011.


Bakrie Sumatra juga memiliki opsi untuk meningkatkan kepemilikannya di Agri Resources BV menjadi 100 persen pada 2011.


The rupiah edged closer to Rp9,200 per dollar in the Jakarta interbank spot market on Thursday as investors bought the local unit on the US dollar's depreciation against other major currencies.


Kurs rupiah terhadap dolar AS di pasar spot antar bank Jakarta mendekati angka Rp9.200 per dolar AS, karena aksi beli terhadap mata uang Indonesia makin meningkat, setelah dolar AS di pasar global melemah.


The rupiah is expected to reach Rp9,200 per dollar or more because of investors' high interest in buying the local unit, Kostaman Thayib, retail banking director of PT Bank Mega Tbk, said on Thursday.


Rupiah diperkirakan akan bisa mencapai Rp9.200 per dolar AS bahkan mampu meliwatinya, karena minat beli terhadap mata uang lokal itu semakin tinggi, kata Direktur Retail Banking PT Bank Mega Tbk, Kostaman Thayib di Jakarta, Kamis.


The rupiah closed at Rp9,205/9,208 per dollar on Thursday against Rp9,215/9,225 per dollar the day before.


Nilai tukar rupiah terhadap dolar AS mencapai Rp9.205/9.208 per dolar AS dibanding penutupan hari sebelumnya Rp9.215/9.225 per dolar AS.


He said investors were still careful in buying the rupiah on concern that anti-fuel oil price hike protests would continue.


Ia mengatakan, pelaku pasar masih hati-hati untuk memburu rupiah lebih lanjut, mereka khawatir aksi demo yang menentang kenaikan harga bahan bakar minyak masih akan terjadi yang mengakibatkan laju inflasi Juni mencapai 2,41 persen lebih tinggi dari bulan sebelumnya.


We are optimistic that the rupiah will hit Rp9,200 per dollar after it stood at Rp9,210/9.220 per dollar for quite long time, he said.


Kami optimis rupiah akan bisa menembus angka Rp9.200 per dolar AS, setelah bertahan cukup lama pada kisaran antara Rp9.210 sampai Rp9.220 per dolar AS, ucapnya.


The issuance of dollar-denominated global bonds was the main factor of the rupiah's appreciation, he said.


Penjualan obligasi berdenominasi dolar AS merupakan faktor yang mendorong rupiah menguat hingga melewati angka Rp9.300 per dolar AS.


The rupiah received another boost after a number of foreign investors, particularly from the Middle East and Australia, expressed keen interest in raising their investment in the domestic market due to the high difference between the rupiah and dollar interest rates, he said.


Rupiah, lanjut dia, juga mendapat dukungan dengan masuknya sejumlah investor asing, terutama dari kawasan Timur Tengah dan Australia yang berminat meningkatkan dananya di dalam negeri yang didukung oleh tingginya selisih bunga rupiah terhadap dolar AS.


We predict the rupiah will stay in a quite safe position for a long time despite the stubbornly high inflation rates, he said.


Kami memperkirakan rupiah akan berada pada level yang cukup aman dalam waktu lama, meski laju inflasi di dalam negeri cukup tinggi, katanya.


The high on-month inflation rate in June would likely prompt Bank Indonesia BI to raise its benchmark interest rate BI Rate despite calls for the central bank to keep it at 8.50 percent, he said.


Ia mengatakan, laju inflasi Juni yang tinggi diperkirakan akan mendorong Bank Indonesia BI menaikkan suku bunga acuannya, BI Rate, meski sejumlah analis meminta BI menahan bunga BI Rate yang berada pada angka 8,50 persen.


An increase in the BI Rate would encourage banks to readjust their lending rates, he said.


Dengan naiknya BI Rate maka perbankan diperkirakan juga menyesuaikan diri terhadap kenaikan BI Rate, ucapnya.


Publicly-listed coal mining company PT Bumi Resources Tbk said on Monday its net profit in the first quarter of 2008 rose 29 percent to US$103.3 million from a year earlier on higher demand for the commodity in the export market.


Perusahaan batu bara PT Bumi Resources Tbk BUMI di Jakarta, Senin, menyatakan laba bersihnya pada kuartal pertama tahun ini meningkat 29 persen dari periode sama tahun lalu, didorong oleh menguatnya penjualan perseroan. Laba bersih Bumi Resources Tbk dalam tiga bulan pertama hingga Maret lalu, naik menjadi 103,3 juta dolar AS dari periode sama tahun lalu 80,3 juta dolar AS.


Net sales went up to US$663.59 million from US$577.91 million, causing operating income to increase to US$160.93 million from US$112.27 million, the company said.


Laba usaha perseroan terangkat menjadi 160,93 juta dolar AS dari 112,27 juta dolar AS, didorong penjualan bersihnya yang meningkat menjadi 663,59 juta dolar AS dari 577,91 juta dolar AS.


Overall, sales volume in the January-March 2008 period dropped 14 percent to 12.5 million tons from 14.5 million tons. However, average selling prices jumped to US$41.70 a ton from US$58.34 a ton.


Menurut Bumi Resources Tbk, volume penjualannya turun 14 persen menjadi 12,5 juta ton dari 14,5 juta ton, namun rata-rata harga penjualannya naik dari 41,70 dolar AS menjadi 58,34 dolar AS per ton.


Indonesia is the world's biggest coal producer.


Indonesia merupakan produsen batu bara terbesar di dunia.


Coal mining companies are enjoying windfall profit from soaring coal prices due to the global crude price spiral leading to higher demand for coal as alternative energy.


Banyak perusahaan batu bara diuntungkan dengan melambungnya harga batu bara akibat tingginya harga minyak mentah yang mendorong naiknya permintaan batu bara sebagai energi alternatif.


Cable producer PT Jembo Cable Company Tbk has set itself the target of increasing its sales from Rp735 billion to Rp960 billion in 2008, a company spokesman said.


Produsen kabel PT Jembo Cable Company Tbk menargetkan penjualan hingga akhir tahun ini sebesar Rp960 miliar dibandingkan dengan tahun lalu yang hanya mencapai Rp735 miliar.


We are optimistic we will achieve our sales target by increasing our exports to Bangladesh and the Middle East.


Kami optimis penjualan tersebut dapat tercapai melalui peningkatan penjualan ekspor ke negara-negara seperti Bangladesh, dan Timur Tengah.


Our cable export contracts have already reached a value of Rp487 billion, the company's president director, Antonius Benady, said here Monday.


Komitmen kontrak penjualan kabel hingga kini telah mencapai Rp487 miliar, kata Direktur Jembo, Antonius Benady di Jakarta, Senin.


In the first quarter of 2008, the company's sales reached a total value of Rp202 billion and its net income Rp9.9 billion.


Menurutnya sampai dengan kuartal pertama 2008 perseroan telah meraih penjualan sebesar Rp202 miliar dengan laba bersih Rp9,9 miliar.


Benady said, the company was not planning to make any major investment in 2008.


Menurutnya, untuk tahun 2008 perseroan belum ada rencana investasi yang besar.


We only intend to make an investment in 2008 of Rp10 billion for rehabilitation of our factories' infrastructure, he added.


Tapi, kami estimasikan hanya Rp10 miliar, investasi ini hanya untuk memperbaiki infrastruktur pabrik, kata Antonius.


The investment funds would be obtained from the company's profits made last year.


Dia mengatakan, dana belanja investasi berasal dari keuntungan yang diperoleh perseroan tahun lalu.


At its annual shareholders' meeting , PT Jembo had decided not to pay any dividend this year because its earnings were still in a minus position.


Dalam rapat umum pemegang saham tahunan RUPST, perseroan memutuskan untuk tidak membagikan dividen.


Benady expressed hope the company's earnings would next year improve sufficiently so it would be able to pay dividends.


Antonius berharap tahun depan perseroan dapat membukukan pendapatan positif sehingga dapat membagikan dividen.


The company had agreed to put up some of its assets -- factories, land and buildings -- as collateral to get an additional loan from Bank Mandiri.


Dalam rapat tersebut pemegang saham telah menyetujui manajemen untuk menjaminkan sejumlah aset berupa pabrik, tanah dan gedung serta piutang usaha kepada Bank Mandiri.


Bank Mandiri had initially agreed to give us a loan of Rp149 billion but the figure will now be raised to Rp200 billion.


Perseroan mendapatkan fasilitas penambahan kredit dari Bank Mandiri menjadi Rp200 miliar dari sebelumnya Rp140-an miliar.


The funds from the loan carrying an interest rate of 13 percent will be used as working capital, he said.


Fasilitas kredit ini sebagai modal kerja dengan tingkat bunga kredit 13 persen per tahun, katanya.


The government will auction three series of state debentures with a combined indicative price of Rp3 trillion on June 10, 2008, a finance ministry spokesman said.


Pemerintah akan melelang tiga seri obligasi negara dengan jumlah indikatif sebesar Rp3 triliuun pada 10 Juni 2008.


Head of the Finance Ministry's Public Relations Samsuar Said stated here on Wednesday the three series of state debentures that would be auctioned were series FR004, FR0048 and FR0049.


Kepala Biro Humas Depkeu, Samsuar Said di Jakarta, Selasa mengatakan, tiga seri obligasi negara yang akan dilelang adalah seri FR004, seri FR0048 dan FR0049.


Series FR004 carries a fixed interest of 10 percent and will mature on February 15, 2028.


FR004 memiliki tingkat bunga tetap sebesar 10 persen yang akan jatuh tempo 15 Februari 2028.


Series FR0048 also carries a fixed interest rate of nine percent and be due on September 15, 2018.


Seri FR0048 juga mempunyai tingkat bunga tetap sebesar 9 persen dan akan jatuh tempo 15 September 2018.


In the meantime, Series FR0049 will carry a 9 percent fixed interest rate and mature on September 15, 2013, he said.


Sementara seri FR0049 memiliki tingkat bunga tetap sebesar 9 persen dan akan jatuh tempo 15 September 2013.


The auction of the state bonds will be carried out through a mechanism which was so far applied by the central bank, Bank Indonesia BI, with the auction participants having been decided in the first place.


Penjualan obligasi negara itu akan dilakukan menggunakan sistem pelelangan yang diselenggarakan Bank Indonesia BI, dengan peserta lelang yang telah ditentukan sebelumnya.


He said the government had the right to sell the three series of state debentures at a price lower or higher than the indicative price mentioned earlier.


Pemerintah memiliki hak untuk menjual tiga seri obligasi negara itu dengan jumlah lebih besar atau lebih kecil dari jumlah indikatif yang ditentukan.


Bank Indonesia the central bank/BI is likely to take a bold decision at the next meeting of its board of governors to send a positive signal to the market that it cares about easing the prevailing inflationary pressure.


Bank Indonesia menegaskan akan segera memberi sinyal positif ke pasar pada pertemuan Dewan Gubernur mendatang untuk mengurangi tekanan inflasi.


We must take a decision to give a signal to the market that BI cares about easing the inflationary pressure, BI Senior Deputy Governor Miranda S Goeltom said on Tuesday.


Kita memang harus membuat keputusan yang memberikan signal bahwa BI 'care' dan peduli agar tekanan inflasi segera berkurang, kata Deputi Gubernur Senior BI, Miranda Goeltom di Jakarta, Selasa.


BI would always monitor the inflationary pressure in the months ahead and would give appropriate responses to it, she said.


Dia mengatakan, BI akan terus melihat tekanan inflasi ke depan dan memberikan respon yang sesuai.


But right now I cannot say to what extent BI will respond to it, she said.


Berapa besar responnya saya belum bisa katakan, katanya.


The Central Bureau of Statistics BPS said on Monday the on-month inflation rate in May jumped to 1.41 percent, bringing the calendar year inflation rate to 5.47 percent and the on-year inflation rate to 10.38 percent.


Sebelumnya, BPS mengumumkan Inflasi Mei berada pada 1,41 persen dengan inflasi tahun kalender berada pada 5,47 persen dan inflasi tahunan year on year sebesar 10,38 persen.


Credit rating agency Pemeringkat Efek Indonesia Pefindo has affirmed its idA ratings for private television station PT Surya Citra Televisi SCTV and the company's Rp425 billion bonds I/2003 due this month and Rp575 billion bonds II/2007 with a stable outlook.


Pemeringkat Efek Indonesia Pefindo mempertegas peringkat idA untuk PT Surya Citra Televisi SCTV dan Obligasi I SCTV/2003 sebesar Rp425 miliar yang jatuh tempo pada Juni 2008 serta Obligasi II SCTV/2007 sebesar Rp575 miliar dengan outlook stabil.


The ratings reflect SCTV's strong position in the country's free-to-air television TV station industry, favorable operating performance and its strong cash flow protection, Pefindo said in a statement on Monday.


Peringkat tersebut, kata Pefindo dalam sebuah pernyataannya di Jakarta, Senin mencerminkan posisi kuat SCTV di industri stasiun penyiaran televisi nasional, kinerja operasi yang menguntungkan dan proteksi arus kas yang kuat.


However, the ratings are constrained by the company's dependence on certain program suppliers, intense competition within the TV station industry, and the potential of high inflation which might impede its revenue growth.


Namun, peringkat tersebut masih diperlemah oleh ketergantungan perusahaan pada pemasok program tertentu, persaingan industri stasiun televisi yang ketat dan tingginya potensi inflasi yang dapat mengganggu pertumbuhan pendapatan perusahaan, tambah Pefindo


SCTV is the second company to enter the free-to-air TV station market in Indonesia.


SCTV adalah perusahaan swasta kedua yang memasuki pasar stasiun televisi di Indonesia.


It started its commercial operations regionally in 1990 with its head office located in Surabaya.


Perusahaan memulai operasi komersial regional pada 1990 dengan kantor pusat berlokasi di Surabaya.


In 1993, SCTV commenced to broadcast nationally and moved its head office to Jakarta.


Pada 1993, SCTV memulai siarannya secara nasional dan memindahkan kantor pusatnya ke Jakarta.


As per December 31, 2007, SCTV was 99.99 percent owned by PT Surya Citra Media Tbk. SCM, an investment holding company, which has been listed at the Indonesia Stock Exchange since mid-2002.


Per 31 Desember 2007, saham perusahaan 99,99 persen dikuasai oleh PT Surya Citra Media Tbk. SCM, sebuah perusahaan induk investasi yang telah tercatat di Bursa Efek Indonesia BEI sejak pertengahan 2002.


At the end of 2007, SCM's shareholders consisted of PT Abhimata Mediatama 78.69 percent, The Northern Trust Company S/A Northern 7.90 percent, and members of the public owning less than 5 percent each 13.41 percent.


Pada akhir 2007, para pemegang saham SCM terdiri dari PT Abhimata Mediatama 78,69 persen, The Northern Trust Company S/A Northern 7,90 persen dan publik dengan kepemilikan masing-masing kurang dari lima persen sebanyak 13,41 persen.


The budget deficit would be the balance between state revenues and grants estimated at Rp937.8 trillion and state expenditures projected at Rp1,020.1 trillion, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Monday.


Menteri Keuangan Sri Mulyani Indrawati di Jakarta, Senin, menyebutkan, angka defisit itu diperoleh dari perhitungan anggaran pendapatan dan hibah negara yang akan mencapai Rp937,8 triliun dan belanja negara yang akan mencapai Rp1.020,1 triliun.


The government said based on latest economic conditions until May 2008, a deficit in the 2008 state budget is projected to reach Rp82.3 trillion or 1.8 percent of the gross domestic product GDP.


Pemerintah memperkirakan bahwa berdasar pertimbangan kondisi terakhir hingga Mei 2008, realisasi defisit selama tahun anggaran 2008 akan mencapai Rp82,3 triliun atau 1,8 persen dari produk domestik bruto PDB.


She said Rp252.3 trillion of the expenditures would go to subsidy, including Rp200.8 trillion in energy subsidy.


Belanja dimaksud termasuk belanja subsidi sebesar Rp252,3 triliun yang antara lain terdiri dari subsidi energi sebesar Rp200,8 triliun.


The energy subsidy consists of Rp132.1 trillion in fuel subsidy and Rp88.5 trillion in electricity subsidiy, she said.


Belanja subsidi energi terdiri dari subsidi BBM sebesar Rp132,1 triliun dan subsidi listrik sebesar Rp88,5 triliun, kata Menkeu.


The forecast was based on an assumed oil price of US$110 to US$115 a barrel, an oil production of 0.927 million barrels a day, and a rupiah exchange rate of Rp9,000 to Rp9,200 per dollar, she said.


Menurut dia, perkiraan itu didasarkan kepada asumsi harga minyak sebesar 110 hingga 115 dolar AS per barel, lifting minyak 0,927 juta barel per hari, dan nilai tukar Rp9.000 hingga Rp9.200 per dolar AS.


The lower-than-expected deficit due in part to a cut in fuel subsidy following the fuel oil price hikes in May may further go up if global crude prices jump beyond expectation, she said.


Perkiraan defisit yang akan lebih rendah termasuk karena adanya pengurangan subsidi BBM kenaikan harga BBM pada Mei 2008, bisa saja meningkat lagi jika harga minyak internasional melonjak dari perkiraan, katanya.


In the revised 2008 state budget, the government had set state revenues and grants at Rp895 trillion and expenditures at Rp989.3 trillion so that the budget deficit was expected to reach 2.1 percent of the GDP.


APBNP 2008 menetapkan pendapatan negara dan hibah sebesar Rp895 triliun dan belanja negara sebesar Rp989,3 triliun sehingga terdapat defisit 2,1 persen dari PDB.


The state revenues consist of domestic receipts of Rp892 trillion and grants of Rp2.9 trillion.


Pendapatan Negara dan hibah terdiri dari penerimaan dalam negeri Rp892 triliun dan hibah Rp2,9 triliun.


The domestic receipts comprise tax receipts of Rp609.2 trillion and non-tax state revenues of Rp282.8 trillion.


Penerimaan dalam negeri terdiri dari penerimaan perpajakan Rp609,2 triliun dan penerimaan negara bukan pajak Rp282,8 triliun.


Meanwhile, state expenditures consist of the central government's expenditures of Rp696.7 trillion and the transfer of Rp292.6 trillion in funds to regional governments.


Sementara belanja negara terdiri dari belanja pemerintah pusat sebesar Rp696,7 triliun dan transfer ke daerah sebesar Rp292,6 triliun.


In the revised 2008 state budget, the budget allocations for subsidy reach Rp234.41 trillion, including Rp126.82 trillion in fuel subsidy, Rp60.29 trillion in electricity subsidy, Rp8.59 trillion in food subsidy, Rp7.81 trillion in fertilizer subsidy, Rp1.02 trillion in seed subsidy.


APBNP 2008 mengalokasikan dana untuk subsidi sebesar Rp234,41 triliun yang terdiri dari subsidi BBM sebesar Rp126,82 triliun, subsidi listrik Rp60,29 triliun, subsidi pangan Rp8,59 triliun, subsidi pupuk Rp7,81 triliun, subsidi benih Rp1,02 triliun, public service obligation PSO Rp1,73 triliun, subsidi bunga kredit program Rp2,15 triliun, subsidi migor melalui operasi pasar Rp500 miliar, subsidi kedelai Rp500 miliar, dan subsidi pajak Rp25,00 triliun.


The rupiah on the Jakarta interbank spot market at the closing session on Tuesday afternoon dropped to Rp9,315/9,320 against the US dollar compared to Rp9,310/9,310 on Monday afternoon due to increasing negative pressures on the market.


Kurs rupiah terhadap dolar AS di pasar spot antar bank Jakarta, sesi sore melemah lima poin menjadi Rp9.315/9.320 per dolar AS dibanding penutupan hari sebelumnya Rp9.310/9.310, karena tekanan negatif pasar semakin besar.


The rupiah decreased mainly because of greater market pressures due to the weakening regional share market following the drop in the Wall Street bourse, retail banking director of publicly-listed PT Bank Mega, Kostaman Thayib, said here Tuesday.


Turunnya rupiah terutama disebabkan tekanan pasar lebih besar akibat melemah pasar saham regional menyusul merosotnya bursa Wall Street, kata Direktur Retail Banking PT Bank Mega Tbk, Kostaman Thayib di Jakarta, Selasa.


The rupiah came under pressure also because of market players' worries over recent violence allegedly committed by the FPI Islam Defenders' Front against the National Alliance for Freedom of Religion and Belief.


Rupiah, lanjut dia, juga tertekan akibat kekhawatiran pelaku pasar terhadap aksi kekerasan yang dilakukan Front Pembebasan Islam FPI terhadap Aliansi Kebangasan untuk kebebasan beragama dan berkeyakinan.


However, the pressure eased somewhat after Bank Indonesia BI, the central bank, intervened in the market to prevent the rupiah from plunging further, he said.


Namun tekanan tersebut agak berkurang, setelah Bank Indonesia BI masuk ke pasar sehingga rupiah tidak terpuruk lebih jauh, katanya.


He said BI was rather prudent in intervening as the regional share market was somewhat under pressure affecting the rupiah as the Japanese yen was strengthening.


BI, menurut dia, agak hati-hati melakukan intervensi, karena pasar saham regional agak tertekan, yang menekan rupiah, menyusul membaiknya yen.


However, the rupiah was expected to reach the level of Rp9,300 against US dollar or even exceed the level, he said.


Meski demikian, rupiah diperkirakan akan bisa mencapai angka Rp9.300 per dolar AS, bahkan dapat meliwati angka tersebut, ucapnya.


The Indonesian unit moved only in a range between Rp9,310 and Rp9,315 to the dollar indicating the difference between interest to sell and interest to buy it was small, he said.


Apalagi, lanjut dia rupiah terlihat bergerak dalam kisaran yang sempit antara Rp9.310 hingga Rp9.315 per dolar AS yang menunjukkan antara minat jual dan beli selisihnya tidak berbeda jauh.


The condition will make the rupiah go up on the following days as the fuel oil price hike did not have a significant effect on the local unit, he said.


Kondisi memberikan keyakinan rupiah pada hari berikut akan bisa bergerak naik, apalagi gejolak kenaikan harga BBM dengan berbagai gejala yang ditimbulkan tidak memberikan pengaruh yang besar terhadap rupiah, ucapnya.


Kostaman Thayib said he was optimistic that the rupiah would late next week reach a level below Rp9,300 against the US dollar in conformity with the wish of the monetary authority BI.


Kostaman Thayib mengatakan, optimis rupiah pada akhir pekan ini akan bisa mencapai dibawah angka Rp9.300 per dolar AS sesuai dengan keinginan otoritas moneter BI.


If the rupiah could stay below Rp9,300 to the US dollar, the currency would be in a relatively safe position, he said.


Apabila rupiah bisa berada di bawah angka Rp9.300 per dolar AS, maka posisi relatif makin aman, ujarnya.


To support the rupiah, BI was also expected to increase its reference interest rate so that foreign investors would continue to play on the domestic market, he said.


Dalam upaya mendukung rupiah, BI juga akan menaikkan suku bunga acuan BI Rate, agar investor asing tetap bermain di pasar domestik menginvestasikan dananya Karena spread bunga antara rupiah dengan dolar AS akan semakin besar, kata Kostaman Thayib.