JAKARTA: A cut in interest rates by Indonesia’s central bank may not be enough to give sluggish consumer spending a jolt, as weakness in purchasing power and a reluctance by banks to lend undercuts efforts to boost South-East Asia’s biggest economy.
Bank Indonesia (BI) on Tuesday unexpectedly cut its benchmark policy rate for the first time since October, bringing the rate down 25 basis points to 4.5%.
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