Rupiah Diprediksi oleh BI akan Membaik di 2014
Rupiah to the US Dollar will Improve in 2014
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Bank Indonesia meyakini nilai tukar rupiah terhadap dolar AS akan membaik pada 2014 menyusul kondisi perekonomian Indonesia yang mengarah pada perbaikan.
"Perkembangan kondisi ekonomi Indonesia membaik terlihat dari neraca perdagangannya, dari neraca transaksi berjalan, dari neraca pembayarannya, dan juga pengendalian inflasinya pada kuartal ke-empat 2013," kata Agus ketika dijumpai di Gedung Bank Indonesia Jakarta, Jumat.
Perbaikan nilai tukar rupiah terhadap dolar AS, lanjutnya, juga harus memperhatikan kondisi perekonomian dunia terutama Amerika Serikat dan China.
"Di AS, mulai akan ada pengurangan stimulus moneter dan itu tentu kondisi yang harus diwaspadai bersama," katanya.
Sementara di dalam negeri, BI akan terus memperhatikan kedalaman transaksi di pasar uang.
"Kedalaman (transaksi) pasar uang itu perlu ditingkatkan karena pada saat tertentu kita akan melihat permintaan akan valuta asing cukup besar dan itu harus didukung penawaran yang baik serta mencerminkan fundamental ekonomi," ujar Agus.
Dia menambahkan penguatan nilai rupiah juga akan dipengaruhi hasil Pemilihan Umum 2014.
"Apabila nanti ada perkembangan kandidat yang baik, yang bisa diterima pasar, bisa memberikan transformasi di Indonesia, dan melanjutkan upaya-upaya reformasi struktural di Indonesia, pasti pasar akan merespon dengan baik," katanya.
Jakarta (B2B) - The Bank of Indonesia (BI) believes that the exchange rate of the rupiah to the US dollar will improve in 2014, following the improvement in the Indonesian economy.
"The Indonesian economy will improve following the balance of trade, the current account of the balance of payments, as well as control of inflation in the fourth quarter of 2013," stated Agus DW Martowardojo, BI Governor in here today.
Agus pointed out that the repair of rupiah exchange to US dollar will also take into account the conditions of the global economy, especially the United States and China.
"The US will reduce the range of monetary stimulus. We should be aware of that condition also," he pointed out.
According to Agus, the central bank will continue to focus on the depth of transactions in the market.
"The depth of transactions in the market need to improve because at some point we will see the demand of foreign exchange going high; it should be supported by a good supply," he explained.
Agus added that the strengthening of the rupiah will also influenced by the results of the 2014 election.
"If a good candidate that comes into power is accepted by the market, then it can lead to transformation of the economy through continuous structural reform efforts in Indonesia. With this, the market will respond favorably," he explained.
