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Perry Warjiyo

Former Governor, Bank Indonesia

Search every verified Perry Warjiyo interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Perry Warjiyo, Governor of Bank Indonesia, has been actively communicating the central bank's policy stance and economic outlook in several meetings with government officials and the House of Representatives (DPR) during May and June 2026. On June 9, 2026, he announced that Bank Indonesia raised the BI rate by 25 basis points to 5.5%, a move he described as necessary to attract foreign portfolio investment and stabilize the rupiah, stating that the central bank "does not like raising interest rates" but that the adjustment was in line with market mechanisms. He also outlined five additional measures, including increasing the yield on SRBI instruments, providing incentives for swap hedging, reactivating repurchase agreement auctions for bank liquidity, and intensifying foreign exchange operations. Warjiyo emphasized that Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves remain "more than sufficient" to support the rupiah, citing an adequacy ratio above 115%. In his appearances before the DPR's Budget Committee on June 9-10, 2026, Warjiyo projected that the rupiah would strengthen to a range of Rp16,800 to Rp17,500 per US dollar by 2027, attributing this outlook to expectations of improving global economic conditions, strong domestic demand, and government policies such as downstreaming and the establishment of new state-owned enterprises. He also forecast economic growth of 5.1% to 5.9% for 2027, with inflation remaining within the target range of 1.5% to 3.5%. Earlier, on May 18, 2026, during a working meeting with Commission XI of the DPR, Warjiyo faced criticism from lawmakers over the rupiah's continued depreciation. Member Primus Yustisio called for his resignation, while Harris Turino questioned the effectiveness of BI's interventions. Warjiyo responded by thanking them for their input and explaining that BI and the government would formulate a new key performance indicator based on exchange rate stability rather than the exchange rate level, predicting the rupiah would strengthen in July and August to an average of Rp16,200 to Rp16,800 for the full year.

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“nomor dua adalah menyesuaikan suku bunga. Hari ini kita naikkan lagi 5,5. Kami tidak suka menaikkan suku bunga, tapi untuk bagaimana menarik investasi portofolio asing yang sedang di luar negeri suku bunga naik semuanya.”

“fundamental ekonomi Indonesia itu baik akan mendukung penguatan nilai tukar rupiah. Pertumbuhan ekonomi tinggi, inflasinya rendah, defisit transaksi berjalan juga rendah, imbal hasilnya menarik, terus kemudian cadangan devisa juga lebih dari cukup.”

“Yang kedua mengenai nilai tukar, kami juga memandang 2027 nilai tukar akan menguat. Rupiah kisarannya sama dengan pemerintah, 16.800 sampai 17.500.”

“Kami meyakini juga sejalan dengan pandangan dari pemerintah tahun 2027 akan jauh lebih baik dari tahun 2026 ini. Kisaran kami 5,1 sampai 5,9, tapi kami yakin akan lebih ke batas atas.”

“Menurunkan batasan pembelian dolar di pasar tanpa underlying yang berlaku mulai Juni adalah 25.000 per pelaku per bulan.”

“Kami tidak suka menaikkan suku bunga, tapi untuk bagaimana menarik investasi portfolio asing yang sedang di luar negeri, suku bunga naik semuanya. Jadi penyesuaian sesuai mekanisme pasar.”

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