Indonesia's central bank maintains interest rate at 6.25 pct

JAKARTA, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The central bank of Indonesia has decided to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 6.25 percent, Governor of Bank Indonesia Perry Warjiyo announced at a press conference on Wednesday.

Following a two-day meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, the board of governors made the decision and decided to keep the interest rates for the lending and deposit facilities at 7 percent and 5.50 percen