- August 4, 2021
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Daily News
No Comments

- Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has called on commercial banks to ramp up loan disbursement and thereby support government efforts to revive Indonesia’s economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Sri Mulyani admitted that the pandemic had disrupted the financial sector, forcing banks to deal with loan restructuring and hold back on loan disbursement.
- However, banks needed to return to their intermediary function to help the economy
- She added that a recovery in lending growth was important as banks accounted for the lion’s share of the financial sector. According to data from Bank Indonesia (BI), banks held 77.69% of financial sector assets in Apr 21.
- The overall bank nonperforming loan (NPL) ratio was at an estimated 3.20% in Jun 21, slightly higher than a year earlier at 3.11%, according to BI.
- The bad loan ratio was recorded at 4.10% for working capital, 3% for investment and 1.91% for consumer spending.
- BI Deputy Governor Dody Budi Waluyo said the central bank supported the banking sector with increased liquidity, thus strengthening the supply side, while third-party funds had grown 11.28% annually, further boosting liquidity.
- The latest growth in third-party funds has brought the loan-to-deposit ratio (LDR) down to 81.33%, below the typical level of above 90%.
External Link : https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2021/08/04/sri-mulyani-calls-on-banks-to-boost-lending-as-recover-falters.html/
4-Aug-2021