Stabilitas Makro Ekonomi Indonesia, Gubernur BI Pastikan Terjaga
Bank of Indonesia Governor Assured Macroeconomic Stability Maintained
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Bank Indonesia memastikan fundamental dan stabilitas ekonomi makro masih terjaga meskipun nilai tukar rupiah mengalami fluktuasi dan cenderung melemah terhadap dolar AS.
"Secara umum tidak perlu khawatir tentang makro dan stabilitas keuangan Indonesia, karena semua baik. Kalau rupiah itu bergejolak, itu sama seperti dunia yang currency-nya bergejolak," kata Gubernur Bank Indonesia, Agus Martowardoyo di Jakarta, Jumat.
Agus mengatakan penguatan dolar AS yang saat ini sedang terjadi menyebabkan perlemahan mata uang di berbagai negara, namun perlemahan rupiah masih lebih baik dari Brasil Real dan Turki Lira sejak awal tahun ini.
"Year to date, rupiah melemah kira-kira 4,8 persen, kalau diantara negara-negara berkembang seperti Brasil itu depresiasinya 13 persen, Turki depresiasinya 11 persen. Kita tahu ini karena menguatnya ekonomi Amerika Serikat," ujarnya.
Agus mengakui Indonesia masih memiliki kelemahan dalam neraca transaksi berjalan yang masih mengalami defisit dan tingkat inflasi nasional secara tahunan (year on year) yang masih tinggi diantara negara lain.
Namun, pemerintah dan Bank Indonesia telah berupaya untuk menstabilkan neraca transaksi berjalan agar defisitnya tidak terlalu melebar dan menahan inflasi agar stabil dibawah asumsi dalam APBN-P 2015 sebesar lima persen.
"Inflasi mengarah baik, karena pemerintah sudah menghapus subsidi BBM dan neraca transaksi berjalan juga mengarah membaik, karena ekspor non migas mulai bagus. Ini dinamikanya, tapi secara umum ekonomi makro dan stabilitas sistem keuangannya terjaga," jelas Agus.
Sementara, nilai tukar rupiah terhadap dolar AS yang ditransaksikan antarbank di Jakarta, Jumat sore, bergerak menguat sebesar 48 poin menjadi Rp12.927 dibandingkan sebelumnya di posisi Rp12.975 per dolar AS.
Jakarta (B2B) - Governor of Bank Indonesia Agus Martowardojo stated that macroeconomic fundamentals and stability were maintained despite the fluctuation and depreciation of the value of rupiah against the US dollar.
"In general, there is no need to worry about Indonesias macroeconomic and financial stability as they are all good. The rupiah fluctuates like other currencies in the world," he stated here on Friday.
Mr Martowardojo added that the current appreciation of the US dollar led to the weakening of currencies of various countries, but the rupiahs depreciation is still better than those of the Brazilian real and the Turkish lira that weakened since early this year.
"Year to date the rupiah has depreciated by 4.8 percent. Depreciation in developing countries such as Brazil was recorded at 13 percent, while it is 11 percent in Turkey. We know it has happened because of the improvement in the US economy," he explained.
The BI governor admitted that Indonesia still has its weaknesses, referring to the countrys current account deficit and the year-on-year national inflation that is still high as compared to those of other countries.
However, he affirmed that the government and Bank Indonesia have taken efforts to stabilize the current account to prevent the widening of the deficit and to curb inflation so that it remains stable at below 5 percent, which was the assumed figure set in the 2015 revised budget.
"Inflation tendency is good because the government has already scrapped oil subsidy, while the current account is also inclined towards improving as non-oil/gas exports are starting to rise. This is the dynamic, but in general, macroeconomic conditions and financial stability have been maintained," he noted.
The rupiah strengthened by 48 points, closing at IDR12,927, on Friday evening from the earlier value of IDR12,975 against the U. S. dollar.
