Indonesia Finance Minister says will work Central Bank to strengthen the rupiah
Bareksa • 23 Mar 2015
Menteri Keuangan Bambang Brodjonegoro mengikuti rapat kabinet terbatas bidang perekonomian di Kantor Kepresidenan (ANTARA FOTO/Widodo S. Jusuf)
The government is committed to co-ordinate with the central bank
Bareksa.com - Indonesia's finance minister said on Monday he will work with the central bank to strengthen the rupiah, which hit a near 17-year low against the dollar last week.
"The government is committed to co-ordinate with the central bank to strengthen the rupiah," said Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro at a conference in Hong Kong.
He also said the government must "be more serious" in reducing the current account deficit, which reached around 3 percent last year.