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Apakah Anda Bahagia bila Rupiah menguat? Saya sih tidak...

Jika Anda Iya, maka wajib baca tulisan ku yang satu ini. Back to the past, before Asia monetary crisis in 1998, our Rupiah value is settled around Rp 2,500 against US$ 1. But when the crisis come, with many mess and destruction within, everyone shocked with the weakening of Rupiah. It's value suddenly drop from 2,500 to reach it's highest value ever, Rp 16,000/US$ more then six times weaker from it's default states for many years under Soeharto regime. Still flashing in my memory, every electronic, computer and another high tech shop are worried about their business due to higher price that lead to significant demand drop. Based on that experience we usually think that the when Rupiah weakened it's reflect our national economy in bad condition. If you think with the same way as I mentioned, just like the way I also thinking in the past, then you thought wrong. Instead...More Lower our rupiah value, mean better for our national economic condition. How can? because it&