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JAKARTA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The current surge in global crude prices has had a positive impact on Indonesia's trade balance and foreign exchange reserves, a central bank (BI) official said.
Foreign exchange reserves rose 2.6 per cent to US$54.3 billion on Oct 29 from US52.875 billion on Sept 28, Bank Indonesia Senior Deputy Governor Miranda S Goeltom said in a round table discussion here on Wednesday.
According to the central bank's simulation, any increase of US$1 a barrel in the fourth quarter of 2007 would contribute US$23.3 million to the current account surplus and US$35.6 million to the foreign exchange reserves per quarter, she said.
In 2008, it would contribute US$27.1 million to the current account surplus and US$36.3 million to the foreign exchange reserves per quarter, she said.
...Source: HighBeam Research, SURGING GLOBAL CRUDE PRICES LIFT INDONESIA'S FOREX RESERVES.