ANALYSIS: Indonesian thermal coal miners see trouble as hike in royalty payment looms (continued)

摘要

In January, Indonesia implemented the minerals ban even though the move could mean job displacements forhundreds in the minerals sector, add pressure to the country’s fragile financial position and weigh on the rupiah, whichwas one of the world’s worst-performing currencies last year.The Indonesian rupiah closed 2013 at 24% lower against the US dollar compared with 2012, a performance worse thanthe Japanese yen and the Indian rupee, which shed 22% and 13%, respectively.