JAKARTA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Bank Indonesia reported on Wednesday that the country's balance of payments for the past months had shown positive signals, with foreign capital inflows into portfolio investments continuing.
Governor of Bank Indonesia Perry Warjiyo told a press conference on Wednesday that the trade balance in April this year recorded a surplus of 200 million U.S. dollars after also seeing a surplus in the previous month at 4.3 billion dollars.
"This positive performance of exports is expected to continue in the second quarter of 2025, especially with the support of the export of palm oil, electrical machinery, iron and steel, and organic chemicals," Warjiyo said.
The inflow of foreign capital into domestic portfolio instruments, especially in the form of government bonds (SBN), continued to show positive prospects for the Indonesian economy, according to him.
The country also recorded a high foreign exchange reserve position in May 2025, which was 152.5 billion dollars, equivalent to financing 6.4 months of imports or 6.2 months of imports and government foreign debt payments -- above the international adequacy standard of around three months of imports. ■
