Investor Presentaiton
Bank Indonesia Policy Mix: April 2020
Mitigating the risk of COVID-19 transmission
BB BANK INDONESIA
BANK SENTRAL REPUBLIK INDONESIA
BHINNISM
As a follow-up measure to strengthen monetary and financial market stability in conjunction with the Coordinating Ministry of
Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK) and Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS), the
Governor of Bank Indonesia, Perry Warjiyo, on April 1st 2020 delivered The policy mix implemented by Bank Indonesia to mitigate
the COVID-19 impact is as follows:
1) Lower the BI 7-Day (Reverse) Repo Rate in February and March by 25bps respectively;
2) Intensify triple intervention policy in the spot and DNDF markets and purchasing SBN in the secondary market;
3) Reduce the foreign currency reserve requirements for conventional commercial banks from 8% to 4%;
4) Extend the SBN repo tenor and provide daily auctions to loosen rupiah liquidity as well as increase the frequency of FX Swap auctions to
daily in order to ensure adequate liquidity;
5) Expand the types of underlying transactions for Domestic Non-Deliverable Forwards (DNDF), thus increasing hedging alternatives against
rupiah holdings in Indonesia;
6) Lower the rupiah reserve requirements by 50bps for banks that are engaged in export-import financing, as well as the financing of MSMEs
and other priority sectors;
7) Loosen the Macroprudential Intermediation Ratio (MIR);
8) Provide hygienic currency fit for circulation, reduce the costs of the National Clearing System (SKNBI), maintain a QRIS Merchant Deposit
Rate (MDR) of 0% for micro-merchants, and support non-cash disbursements of various government programs, including the Family Hope
Program (PKH) and Noncash Food Assistance Program (BPNT), as well as the Pre-Employment Card and College Smart Indonesia Card.
Bank Indonesia reiterated that rupiah exchange rates are currently adequate and the outlook scenario formulated for the main macroeconomic
indicators is a form of forward-looking anticipatory measure towards prevention through joint efforts, while Bank Indonesia continues to
maintain rupiah stability.
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