Indonesia central bank to tighten rules again on dollar-buying to support rupiah
Published on May 5, 2026.
The Indonesian Central Bank (BNP) is reducing the threshold for requiring underlying documents from those buying dollars to $50,000 per month, a move aimed at supporting the rupiah currency. The move follows a decrease in the previous threshold of $100,000. The central bank has previously reduced the requirement to provide an underlying document explaining the buyer's need for the currency.
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