JAKARTA: Indonesia’s central bank surprised markets by cutting its benchmark interest rate yesterday by 25 basis points to 7.5%, its first cut since 2012.
All 20 analysts in a Reuters poll had expected BI would keep the benchmark steady at 7.75%, even though Indonesia’s inflation rate has declined and the growth rate is at its lowest in five years.
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