RI's forex reserves rise

RI's forex reserves rise

JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Friday that its net
foreign exchange reserves increased to US$16.41 billion as of
June 30 from $16.37 billion a week earlier.

The central bank said in its weekly indicator report that the
increase was particularly due to oil and gas export revenue and
disbursement of foreign debt.

The bank said that gross international reserves also increased
by $40 million to $26.9 billion.

The central bank added that the amount of currency in
circulation jumped to Rp 77.351 trillion from Rp 74.898 trillion
a week earlier.(rei)