Bank Indonesia keeps interest rates unchanged at 6.25 percent

JAKARTA, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's central bank has decided to keep the benchmark interest rates unchanged at 6.25 percent, Governor Perry Warjiyo announced on Wednesday.

This decision was made during a two-day meeting of the Bank Indonesia Board of Governors from July 16 to 17, which also kept the deposit facility rate at 5.50 percent and the lending facility rate at 7.00 percent.

"This decision is