1.   Foreign banks reacted to deteriorating abilities to pay when the rupiah depreciated rapidly.

2.   He said the rupiah has depreciated three times as much as currencies in Thailand, the Philippines and other Asian countries hit by financial crisis.

3.   If the rupiah depreciates and international prices stay the same, domestic rupiah prices are adjusted upwards.

4.   In other words if the rupiah depreciates toward the U.S. dollar over time then it is an easily acceptable prediction to see the rupiah fall further.

5.   It is certainly true that the Korean won, the Malaysian ringitt, the Thai baht and the Indonesian rupiah have depreciated much more than the rupee.

6.   The rupiah has depreciated, but the funds have accumulated hefty interest earnings to make up for the increased costs.