Space-id. Jakarta - the Indonesian Bank (BI) decided to raise BI Rate to 5.25%. This was decided in the RDG Board meeting (RDG) BI on May 1920, 2026.
"Meeting the Indonesian Bank Governor's Council on 19 and 20 May 2026 decided to raise the BI Rate by 50 points base to 5.25%. The deposit rate of fasciity goes up by 50 bps to 4.25% and the lending rate of facity goes up by 50%," says Governor BI Perry Warjiyo in a press conference, Wednesday (20 / 5 / 2026).
The rise of BI Rate, Perry said, to strengthen the stabilization of the exchange value in the midst of global fluctuations.
"This rise is an advanced step to strengthen the stabilization of the value of the exchange of the high-impact global turmoil due to the war in the Middle East as well as the pre emptive measures to maintain inflation in 2026 and 2027 to remain at the range of the target 2.5% plus minus 1% set by the government," the story.
Furthermore, Perry says this policy is in line with the focus of monetary policy 2026 pro- stability to maintain the external resilience of the Indian economy from global impact. Meanwhile, macroporudental policy continues to be amplified to encourage pro- growth.
