Rapat Dewan Gubernur Bank Indonesia BI memutuskan untuk menurunkan suku bunga acuan BI atau BI rate sebesar 25 basis poin menjadi 8,5 persen setelah mempertimbangkan prospek pencapaian sasaran inflasi sebesar 6 plus minus 1 persen dan 5 plus minus 1 persen pada 2008.
Bank Indonesia central bank on Thursday decided to cut its benchmark rate by another 25 basis points to 8.5 percent after considering the prospects for the government's effort to attain the inflation rate target of 6-5, plus and minus 1, percent for 2008.