On hearing that deposit interest rates in Japan are near zero, an investor from Jakarta said in apparent disbelief "You must be joking."
After being explained the Japanese economic situation, he asked, "If that's the case, why don't people deposit their money abroad?"
In 1997 the Indonesian rupiah fell to about one sixth of its value against the dollar.
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