# Ekonom Duga BI Sengaja Tahan Kurs Rupiah untuk Dongkrak Ekspor - Makro Katadata.co.id

> A Gadjah Mada University economist suspects Bank Indonesia is deliberately holding the rupiah near Rp13,300 per dollar to support exports. Exports rose 15% year on year in January to June, and the trade surplus reached US$7.63 billion.

- Date: 2017-08-02 · published 2017-08-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69775-ekonom-duga-bi-sengaja-tahan-kurs-rupiah-untuk-dongkrak-ekspor-makro-katadata
- Commodities: [Indonesian Rupiah (IDR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDIDR.md)

## Why it matters

A managed, weaker rupiah supports Indonesian export competitiveness but keeps the cost of dollar-priced feed imports elevated. The view is an analyst opinion rather than a policy announcement.

## Read by commodity

- USDIDR: neutral

## Sources

- katadata.co.id: https://katadata.co.id/finansial/makro/5e9a56403f46e/ekonom-duga-bi-sengaja-tahan-kurs-rupiah-untuk-dongkrak-ekspor

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