BI rate should be down to 7.5%


The decline BI Rate still should be able to continue until the level of 7.5%. This is following the trend in almost all the world who troop down the interest rate reference. 
  
This is said in the Knowledge Sharing Aviliania PT Permodalan Nasional Madani with the theme of Economic Up date View Over 2008 - Outlook 2009, Impact and Strategies for MSMEs and Cooperatives, in Arthaloka Building, Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Jakarta, Friday (9/1/2009) . 
  
"If other countries the interest rate central banks even have a zero per cent. The other countries sharia while we are still capitalist. So, BI is still possible BI Rate down 7.5 percent," said Aviliani. 
  
According Aviliani, economic conditions, social, political and Indonesia at this time to support the decline in BI Rate to 7.5% level. Especially for the political situation, India can be relatively better than other Asian countries. 

"From Indonesia's most politically secure than other countries such as Malaysia, Taiwan and Filiphina. Banking is also safer because we do not have the bailout," said Independent BRI this. 
  
Meanwhile, Commissioner of PT PNM Hermanto Siregar also states fall BI Rate 50 basis to be 8.75% is still far from ideal. Hermanto expectations even lower again, that is 7%. 

"Ideally, and 7 percent actually penurunannya already started in October 2008 revealed that for the sudden will not influence," said vice-Rector of this IPB. 
  
Hermanto add to the BI rate 7%, and a number one digit inflation, he is optimistic the economic growth can be targeted to what the government this year is 5%. 

"Projected growth of 5.5% still can still be achieved," he said. 
  
Achievement, the supplement should also be supported Hermanto consumption growth 5.4% and 3.4% investment. "And imports are lower than export," he said