RPT — UPDATE 1 — Indonesia central bank has full autonomy over interest rates, new chief says
(Repeats October 12 story with no changes to text ) Government attends part of policy reviews, but has no vote, Destry says Destry says policy moves will remain data-dependent Banks' one-year FX placements are typically rolled over, governor says Local-currency settlements nearly doubled through August, with yuan accounting for about three quarters By Gayatri Suroyo and Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA, Oct 12 (Reuters) — Indonesia's central bank has full autonomy to determine the level of its policy rates even though it is working more closely and in "synergy" with the government, its new chief said in an interview on Monday. Destry Damayanti took over as Bank Indonesia governor last month following the surprise resignation of her predecessor in late July. Coordination to ensure that fiscal and monetary policymakers are heading in the same direction will bode well for the economy, Destry told Reuters. Though the government has been invited to attend a part of BI's monthly monetary policy review, and Destry herself participates in meetings with President Prabowo Subianto, the government has no say in BI's interest rate policy, she said. "When we're about to make a policy decision — whethe