Jakarta, Feb. 19 -- Bank Indonesia's decision to maintain the BI-Rate at 5.75 percent is aligned with efforts to keep the 2025 and 2026 inflation within the target of 2.5 plus minus 1 percent, BI Governor Perry Warjiyo said.

The decision will also support efforts to stabilize the rupiah exchange rate in line with the fundamentals amid high global uncertainty and encourage economic growth.

"Bank Indonesia will continue to monitor the prospects for inflation and economic growth," Warjiyo said at a press conference on the results of the BI board of governors' meeting for February 2025, in Jakarta on Wednesday.

He affirmed that macroprudential and payment system policies continue to be directed to support sustainable economic growth.

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