Indonesia’s FX reserves rise to US$131.7 bil in June, highest since January 2018

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves rose by US$1.2 bil in June to US$131.72 bil, mainly due to the government’s Islamic bond issuance, the central bank said on Tuesday.

June’s reserve level was equal to 8.4 months of imports, Bank Indonesia (BI) said in a statement.

The June level was the biggest since January 2018’s US$131.98 bil, which was the highest on record. – July 7, 2020, Reuters

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