The weakening rupiah is different from the 1998: VP Jusuf Kalla

TOKYO - Vice President Jusuf Kalla put forward, the weakening of the rupiah against the US dollar which is currently the case different from the situation in 1998, because it is not influenced by the effects of inflation in the country.


"Dangerous dollar if inflation rises. Now just one dollar is equal to Rp 13,000, but inflation down," said Vice President Jusuf Kalla, after a meeting with the chiefs of the Japanese company in Tokyo, Friday, March 13.

Thus, according to him, the decline in the exchange rate means more prevalent because of the source from overseas.

He said, one dollar 10 years ago can be used to eat in the restaurant desert, but the dollar at this time is likely to be inadequate to dine in the restaurant field.

"Of particular concern that the weakening dollar due to inflation. However, we currently deflation," he said and asserted that the weakening rupiah at the moment is because of foreign factors.

JK contend with deflation, prices will go down, so many entrepreneurs who come in and invest in the country.

He also noted that at present there are no factors that could result in rupiah weakened to Rp 15,000. "Rp 13,000 the number of new stability," he said.

JK also reminded that the value of the rupiah also not too strong because when it is applied, the worry will be exhausted domestic industry.

To cope with the condition of currency weakness that comes from external factors such as those experienced dollars today, it takes effort to boost exports at the same time to enter the Indonesian investment multiply.

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