Bank Indonesia kept its benchmark rate at 5.75% but raised the overnight deposit facility rate to 5.0% to support the rupiah. It also lowered reserve requirements to encourage lending. The moves come as an MSCI downgrade threat fuels selling in Indonesian stocks and pressures the currency. The rupiah has fallen 2.5% against the dollar over the past month.
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