Indonesia central bank says in talks with U.S. Fed, China on swap lines

Reuters

Published Apr 02, 2020 01:51AM ET

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's central bank and the U.S. Federal Reserve have been "discussing intensively" for a potential currency swap and repurchase line, Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo told a call with investors on Thursday.

BI has also discussed using or increasing the $30 billion equivalent bilateral swap line it has with China, Warjiyo said.

Indonesia has swap lines with Japan and Singapore as well, and a regional swap initiative it also could use to bolster its foreign exchange reserves, he said, although adding that the current level of reserves was still considered "adequate".