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• n  the basic unit of money in Indonesia; equal to 100 sen

• By Friday, however, market sentiment had turned solidly against the idea, sending the rupiah back down to 8,300.
• Although Kurniawan has doubled his prices, the Indonesian rupiah has plunged so drastically in recent weeks that he won't break even.
• At moderately priced restaurants, 5,000 rupiah should do it--if the service is superb, tack on an extra 1,000 or so.

News & Articles

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• Rupiah Touches 2009 Low Amid Fuel Subsidy Delay; Bonds Advance
  Indonesia’s rupiah fell to the weakest level since September 2009 after foreign funds pulled money from the nation’s assets amid a delay in cutting fuel subsidies that has undermined investor confidence. Bonds gained.
  June 13, 2013 - Bloomberg
• EM ASIA FX-Rupiah off lows on surprise rate hike; baht rebounds
  * Indonesia c.bank hikes benchmark rate 25 bps to 6 pct * One-month dollar/rupiah NDFs rebound * Thai c.bank sold dlrs to support baht last week - gov (Adds text, updates prices) By Jongwoo Cheon SINGAPORE, ...
  June 13, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Finance
• Rupiah Forwards Plunge to Biggest Discount to Spot Since 2011
  Indonesia’s rupiah forwards fell to the biggest discount to the spot rate in 19 months after foreign funds pulled money from the nation’s assets amid concern there is a local shortage of dollars.
  June 10, 2013 - Bloomberg