Pilpres Diantisipasi BI Jaga Stabilitas Nilai Tukar Rupiah
Indonesia Central Bank Set to Protect Rupiah Stability
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Bank Indonesia memastikan pihaknya akan berada di pasar untuk menjaga stabilitas nilai tukar rupiah di tengah tingginya volatilitas, akibat semakin ketatnya persaingan capres dan cawapres pada Pemilu 2014.
"Ada persaingan (capres-cawapres) yang cukup tajam. Itu berpengaruh kepada nilai tukar, walaupun secara umum kondisi bulan Juni itu merupakan pola musiman," kata Gubernur BI Agus Martowardojo di Kompleks Perkantoran BI, Jakarta, Jumat.
Agus menuturkan, tren pelemahan rupiah dalam beberapa waktu terakhir lebih bersifat temporer, karena adanya kewajiban pembayaran pada luar negeri, seperti repatriasi keuntungan, pembagian dividen, pembayaran bunga utang.
Selain itu, lanjut Agus, pasar valas juga mengalami tekanan akibat tidak seimbangnya persediaan dan permintaan akan dolar AS.
Kendati demikian, adanya pernyataan dari Mahkamah Konstitusi yang memastikan pemilu presiden berlangsung satu putaran akan memberi sentimen positif terhadap rupiah.
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesia central bank stated it will be ready in the market to protect rupiah stability amid the high volatility in exchange rate ahead of the presidential election on July 9.
"The competition is quite sharp in the presidential race. It affects the exchange rate although there is also seasonal factor in June ," Agus Martowardojo, the central bank governor said here on Friday.
Agus said the declining trend of rupiah lately was temporary because it happens when it was time for the government to repay its foreign debts, and there were repatriation of profit of foreign companies, payment of dividends and payment of loan interest.
In addition the foreign exchange market was also under pressure of imbalance between supply and demand for the US dollar, he said.
However, there was positive sentiment with the decision of the Constitutional Court ruling that there will be only one round of presidential election.
