Following BI Governor, Purbaya Suddenly Arrives at Airlangga's Office

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa attended a meeting at the office of Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto today, Tuesday (5/5/2026). According to observations by CNBC Indonesia, Purbaya arrived wearing a grey suit, accompanied by several Ministry of Finance staff. Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo had arrived earlier. Spokesperson for the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy Haryo Limanseto stated that Perry came to the Coordinating Minister for the Economy’s office for a ‘brunch’ or breakfast-lunch to discuss the latest economic developments. “Brunch, discussing the latest economic conditions,” Haryo said briefly to CNBC Indonesia. This meeting takes place ahead of the release of Indonesia’s economic growth data by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) at 11:00 WIB today. Currently, the rupiah exchange rate is under increasing pressure against the US dollar. The pressure on the Garuda currency has deepened after it opened weaker at the start of trading. Citing Refinitiv data, at 09:07 WIB, the rupiah was observed weakening by 0.22% to the level of Rp17,403/US.ThatpositionshowsadeeperweakeningcomparedtothemorningtradingopenatRp17, 380/US. With that movement, the rupiah has officially breached the psychological level of Rp17,400/US$, simultaneously recording the latest all-time intraday low.