In early 2009, Bank Indonesia (BI) requested lower interest rates again reference alias BI Rate of 50 basis points to 8.75 percent.

It is disclosed by the economist Fadhil Hasan contacted detikFinance, Sunday (28/12/2008)
"The government should respond to the decline in the price of fuel with lower the BI Rate to 50 basis points," he said.

According to him, the time is right to cut the BI Rate is in early January 2009. "Each month's initial meeting them always. Now, in early January meeting that they should immediately lower the BI Rate," he added.

He said that the decline in the BI Rate is possible because inflation pressure is not expected a month earlier, mainly because the government is two times lower the price of fuel. In addition, the value of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar is relatively stable and still in the safe limit in the range of Rp $ 11.000/US.

"From the price of commodities and basic materials has been duly BI Rate at 8.75 percent," he said.

Fadhil also said, a reference trimming interest rates in line with the government's plan for a moving real sector driving the economy. If interest rates are low, the real sector will be easier to rise, especially in the search for additional funds from the bank loan.

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