JAKARTA, May 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia posted foreign exchange reserves of 144.2 billion U.S. dollars at the end of Apr, down from the previous month’s 145.2 billion dollars, according to the central bank, yesterday.
“The payment of the government’s external debt and foreign currency liquidity, in line with anticipation of a religious holiday, were two factors that contributed to the decline in foreign exchange reserves in Apr, 2023,” said Erwin Haryono, executive director of the Communication Department of Bank Indonesia.
This amount is above international adequacy standards, and equivalent to financing 6.4 months of imports or 6.3 months of imports and servicing the government’s foreign debt.
Bank Indonesia sees that, the foreign exchange reserves are enough to ensure the stability of the financial and macroeconomic systems, during the process of the country’s economic recovery.
