Jakarta, Oct. 7 -- Bank Indonesia (BI) recorded Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves at the end of September 2025 at USD 148.7 billion, down from USD 150.7 billion at the end of August 2025.

Executive Director of BI's Communication Department, Ramdan Denny Prakoso, said in a statement in Jakarta on Tuesday that this development was partly influenced by the government's external debt repayments.

Additionally, the foreign exchange reserves in September 2025 were affected by Bank Indonesia's exchange rate stabilization policy amid continued high global financial market uncertainty.

The reserve position at the end of September 2025 is equivalent to financing 6.2 months of imports, or 6.0 months of imports and government external debt paym...