Indonesia central bank holds rates steady, as expected

JAKARTA, May 22 (Reuters) - Indonesia's central bank held interest rates unchanged at a review on Wednesday, as expected, saying the current benchmark level was consistent with keeping inflation in check and maintaining the stability of the rupiah.

Bank Indonesia (BI) kept the benchmark 7-day reverse repurchase rate at 6.25%, as predicted unanimously by 33 economists polled by Reuters.

BI also left unchanged the overnight deposit facility rate at 5.50% and the lending facility rate at 7.00%. (Reporting by Gayatri Suroyo, Stefanno Sulaiman and Fransiska Nangoy; Editing by John Mair)