The development of Indonesia\u2019s foreign exchange reserves position in\nAugust 2026 was influenced primarily by tax and services receipts as\nwell as government external loan drawdowns.<\/p>\n
Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2014 Bank Indonesia (BI) recorded Indonesia\u2019s foreign\nexchange reserves at the end of August 2026 at US$146.5 billion, an\nincrease of US$1.2 billion compared with the end of July 2026, when they\nstood at US$145.3 billion.<\/p>\n
Executive Director of BI\u2019s Communications Department, Ramdan Denny\nPrakoso, said in Jakarta on Monday that the development of the reserves\nposition in August 2026 was influenced mainly by tax and services\nreceipts as well as government external loan drawdowns.<\/p>\n
The development occurred amid government external debt payments and\nBank Indonesia\u2019s rupiah exchange rate stabilisation policy in response\nto persistently high uncertainty in global financial markets.<\/p>\n
The central bank stated that the reserves position at the end of\nAugust 2026 was equivalent to financing 5.4 months of imports, or 5.3\nmonths of imports plus payment of the government\u2019s external debt, and\nremained above the international adequacy standard of around three\nmonths of imports.<\/p>\n
Bank Indonesia assesses that the foreign exchange reserves are\ncapable of supporting the resilience of the external sector, as well as\nmaintaining macroeconomic and financial system stability.<\/p>\n
Bank Indonesia also believes that, going forward, external sector\nresilience will remain sound, supported by an adequate reserves position\nand foreign capital inflows in line with investors\u2019 positive perception\nof the national economic outlook and attractive investment returns.<\/p>\n
\u201cBank Indonesia continues to strengthen synergy with the Government\nin reinforcing external resilience in order to maintain economic\nstability and support sustainable economic growth,\u201d said Ramdan.<\/p>\n
After five consecutive months of decline, the reserves recorded their\nfirst increase at the end of June 2026, rising by US$700 million to\nreach US$145.6 billion.<\/p>\n
Subsequently, at the end of July 2026, the reserves were relatively\nstable, recording a marginal decline of US$0.3 billion to US$145.3\nbillion.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bi-foreign-exchange-reserves-reach-us-146-5-billion-in-august-2026-up-us-1-2-billion-1788757010", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }