Given the current backdrop of weak growth, low inflation and a stable currency, Bank Indonesia is likely to cut its new policy rate, the seven-day reverse repo rate, at its upcoming meeting. But more important for the economy will be what happens to overall monetary conditions. Further cuts in the policy rate will make little difference to the economic outlook until (or unless) commercial banks pass them on through lower lending rates.
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