Solid external position a buffer for the rupiah, for now
Indonesia has a relatively solid external position, with the current account deficit still small and foreign exchange reserves comfortably covering the country’s short-term external financing needs. But, if the Prabowo government intensifies its push for faster short-term growth, there’s a risk that Indonesia’s external buffers are eroded and the rupiah becomes vulnerable to larger and more disorderly falls.
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