On 14 May 2018 Indonesia Investments released the latest edition of its newsletter. This free newsletter, which is sent to our subscribers once per week, contains the most important news stories from Indonesia that have been reported on our website over the past seven days. Most of the topics involve economy and market-related topics such as Q1-2018 GDP growth, expectations of monetary policy, falling foreign exchange reserves, the issue of foreign worker, terrorism, and more.

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One of Indonesia's most famous volcanoes - the Merapi volcano that is located on the border between Central Java and Yogyakarta - erupted on Friday morning (11/05), spewing ash as high as 5,500 meters into the sky. The sudden eruption of Mount Merapi led to the temporary shutdown of Yogyakarta's Adisutjipto International Airport. Meanwhile, local residents who live within a five kilometer radius of the volcano are forced to evacuate.

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There is a big possibility that the central bank of Indonesia (Bank Indonesia) will raise its benchmark interest rate (the 7-day Reverse Repo Rate) at the monthly policy meeting in May (scheduled for 16-17 May 2018). Bank Indonesia Governor Agus Martowardojo confirmed that Bank Indonesia is currently preparing "strict and consistent monetary policy measures, including the adjustment of the benchmark rate, as the central bank gives priority to market confidence and macroeconomic stability".

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Bank BRIsyariah made its trading debut on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) today, hence becoming the 11th company to have completed its initial public offering (IPO) in Indonesia so far in 2018. It is the first Islamic finance unit of a state-controlled entity (Bank Rakyat Indonesia) to have listed on the IDX. Charles Bowman, Lord Mayor of the City of London, was present at the listing ceremony at the IDX building on Wednesday morning (09/05).

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