11.   He said the weakening rupiah would cause most listed companies in Indonesia to have problems in servicing their foreign debts.

12.   Indonesian share prices closed lower, with mining and cigarette issues leading the decline as the weakening rupiah fueled pessimism toward the Jakarta market, dealers said.

13.   Many factors had contributed to the weakening rupiah, she said.

14.   Most dealers attributed the weakening rupiah to the high demand for dollars from local corporate borrowers in order to repay their debts.

15.   Nurhadi made the statement in response to the weakening rupiah against the U.S. dollar.

16.   Sjahril said before meeting with International Monetary Fund officials that the central bank would not lower the rates only to increase them again to defend the weakening rupiah.

17.   The chief dealer said Bank Indonesia should start easing liquidity and lowering interest rates to prevent more local corporations from going bankrupt due to the weakening rupiah.

18.   The dealer, however, said that the weaker yen was the dominant factor in the weakening rupiah.

19.   The weakening rupiah, tight liquidity and high interest rates have often been cited as factors responsible for shrinking domestic demand, corporate bankruptcy and the banking crisis.

20.   The weakening rupiah, however, will make Indonesian products cheap and imported products expensive.