Ekonom Jabarkan Dampak Positif Ekonomi Dari Pelemahan Rupiah
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00:00 At the closing of the trade on Thursday, October 26, the value of the rupiah weakened by 50 points or 0.31 percent to 15,920 from the previous closing on the 15,870.
00:17 The value of the rupiah against the US dollar continued to weaken by around 2.71 percent since the opening of the trade in early 2023, where the value of the rupiah was at the level of 15,499 per US dollar.
00:34 The head of the Central Asian Bank, BCA David Sumual in Jakarta on Thursday, October 26, said that this limited rupiah weakness could have a positive impact on the national economy.
00:48 The weakness of the value of the rupiah exchange against the US dollar is not like other foreign currency weaknesses, such as the Japanese yen, which has weakened by 12 percent, the Chinese yuan weakened by 6 percent, and the Malaysian ringgit weakened by 8 percent since the beginning of the year.
01:05 David Sumual evaluated that the potential weakness of the rupiah that increases inflation can actually check the ability of the people to buy and the national economy.
01:15 "But if there is a kind of expectation that the price will increase, for example, because of the weakness of the rupiah, as long as it is limited, it can even encourage people to do business decisions.
01:32 For example, if he wants to buy a computer or server this month, or sorry, three months from now, he has already done it now."
01:42 On a different occasion, the head of the Central Asian Bank, Joshua Pardede, said that the US dollar's strength against various developing currencies is a momentum to increase export and tourism activities.
01:57 The reason is that in the middle of this dollar's strength, the value of exports will tend to increase and foreign tourists will be more interested in visiting Indonesia.
02:08 Joshua added that the government and the Bank of Indonesia still need to take care of foreign investors not to withdraw funds from the country.
02:16 "We hope that the government and the Bank of Indonesia can limit the smoothing of its volatility and we also hope that the government's decision on how to encourage the maintenance of the W5S,
02:29 because the momentum of the end of the year and the beginning of the next year, of course, the government needs to maintain the momentum of growth."
02:39 Joshua Pardede assessed that the weakness of the rupiah and the El Nino could increase the price of basic needs in the country that could reduce the demand of the people.
02:50 From Jakarta, Sanya Dinda, Bayu Pratama, Kantor Berita Antara, reporting.
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