BI Emphasizes Stability as a Priority When the Rupiah Weakens

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JAKARTA - The rupiah exchange rate weakened again on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.

Based on Bloomberg data, the spot rupiah closed down 0.41 percent to Rp17,105 per US dollar.

Meanwhile, the Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar Rate (Jisdor) reference rate released by the Bank Indonesia (BI) also recorded a decrease of 0.32 percent to the position of Rp17,092 per US dollar.

Responding to this condition, BI Senior Deputy Governor Destry Damayanti, stated that in the midst of high global uncertainty, maintaining stability is the central bank's top priority.

He added that for this, BI will optimize all monetary operation instruments and policies owned to maintain the stability of the rupiah exchange rate.

"For this reason, BI will optimize the use of all monetary operations instruments (OM) owned and also OM policies to maintain exchange rate stability," Destry said in a written statement, quoted Wednesday, April 8.

Destry emphasized that BI will continue to be present in the money market consistently and measuredly, both in the spot market, Domestic Non-Deliverable Forward (DNDF), and Non-Deliverable Forward (NDF) in the offshore market.

Furthermore, he explained that the impact of the conflict in the Middle East is two-way, on the one hand, pressure on the exchange rate increases due to the escalation of the conflict.

On the other hand, Destry said that the increase in commodity prices and Indonesia's position as an exporter can provide a positive boost for the national economy.