Untuk menyegarkan ingatan pada 17 Januari lalu yang belum lama, lembaga pemeringkatan kelas dunia, Moody's Investor Service, telah menaikkan peringkat Indonesia menjadi Ba1 dari Ba2, satu tingkat di bawah level 'investment grade' seperti 15 tahun lalu sebelum krisis moneter yang mengkualifikasi Indonesia pada saat itu sebagai 'macan ekonomi Asia'. Ada 3 alasan yang sudah dipaparkan pada awal tahun sebelum kenaikan peringkat diumumkan minggu lalu. Kesemua alasan tersebut menggambarkan betapa fundamental dan prospek perekonomian Indonesia ke depan tidak perlu diragukan.
RATINGS RATIONALE The main reasons for the decision are: (1) Indonesia's economic resilience is accompanied by sustained macroeconomic balance; (2) The government's debt position and the central bank's foreign currency reserve adequacy are improving; and (3) The prospects for foreign direct investment inflows are also improving, and this is expected to fortify Indonesia's external position and economic outlook. In addition, the upgrade affects the country's ceiling for foreign currency (FC) bonds, which has consequently been moved up by a notch to Baa3, and the FC bank deposit ceiling, which has been moved up to Ba2. The outlook is stable. Moreover, the local currency bond and deposit ceilings have been raised to Baa1 from Baa2. '+'
