11. Focusing on economic reforms would help stabilize the rupiah, Mari Pangestu, a senior economist at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said yesterday. 12. Goei said that in order to contain inflation, the government must work hard to regain investor confidence to stabilize the rupiah. 13. Hanke said the IMF-plus plan was the only possibility to stabilize the rupiah and revive the economy. 14. He noted that many companies were in trouble because of the credit crunch and the high interest rate policy pursued by the government to stabilize the rupiah. 15. However, he stressed that the most important thing in the immediate future was to stabilize the rupiah and to regain confidence in the Indonesian economy. 16. If they are successful, then law could be linked to economic progress and may be able to help stabilize the rupiah. 17. Indra said Soeharto would probably -- with the support of fellow ASEAN nations -- apply a fixed-rate currency regime in order to stabilize the rupiah. 18. It is seen by some analysts as a last-ditch effort to stabilize the rupiah. 19. It is necessary for Indonesia to invite them to support a special measure to help strengthen and stabilize the rupiah. 20. Soedradjad yesterday called on the public to remain calm, asking for their patience and support of the government efforts to stabilize the rupiah and revive the economy. |