Pertamina Diminta Pemerintah Beli Dolar di Forward Market
Gov`t urges Pertamina to Buy Dollars in the Forward Market
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Menteri Koordinator Politik Hukum dan Keamanan Djoko Suyanto meminta PT Pertamina (Persero) melakukan pembelian dolar AS melalui forward trading untuk memenuhi kebutuhan impor minyak hingga dua tahun ke depan.
"Langkah tersebut diharapkan bisa menahan depresiasi nilai tukar rupiah terhadap dolar Amerika Serikat (AS) karena membeli dolar dari pasar spot," kata Djoko Suyanto.
Menurutnya, tersebut diharapkan bisa membuat Pertamina tidak lagi mengeluarkan dolar AS untuk impor minyak hingga US$ 150 juta per hari dan cadangan devisa tidak tergerus.
"Penugasan ini nantinya disertai dengan aturan tegas dari pemerintah sehingga tidak menimbulkan tindak pidana korupsi, jika ternyata nilai tukar dolar AS berubah di tengah jalan," kata Djoko Suyanto.
Jakarta (B2B) - Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Djoko Suyanto asked PT Pertamina (Persero) to purchase US dollar through forward trading in order to meet the needs of oil import for the next two years.
"The measure is expected to put on hold the depreciation of rupiah against US dollar due to purchasing of dollars at the spot market," Djoko Suyanto said.
By applying that policy, Pertamina is expected to no longer spend US$ 150 million per day for oil import and avoid foreign exchange (forex) reserves from eroding further.
"This assignment will be followed by strict government regulation to avoid corruption practices, if the US dollar exchange rate changes midway," he said.
