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Bangkok Post – Indonesia hikes rate to arrest rupiah slide

Currency trading at pandemic-era lows is Asia’s third-worst performer

An employee counts Indonesian rupiah banknotes at a currency exchange office in Tanggerang, Banten, Indonesia, on April 17. (Photo: Bloomberg)

The Indonesian central bank on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate to a record high, in what is seen as a one-and-done move to support the rupiah that has hit pandemic-era lows.

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