TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The financial services authority (OJK) is considering the possibility to lower credit projection this year, following low year-to-date credit growth.
Head of OJK, Muliaman Hadad, said that OJK is still wrapping up Banking Business Plan. “The result will come out when the evaluation is completed by the end of this month,” said Muliaman.
He claimed that the measure is according to Bank Indonesia’s stance on credit growth.
Last month, Bank Indonesia has decided to lower credit growth from 10-11 percent to 7-9 percent. Bank Indonesia Governor, Agus Martowardojo, said that year-to-date credit growth is still well below 3 percent. Nonetheless, he is convinced that there will be improvement in the second semester of 2016 – given the increasing private sector consumption.
Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia, Perry Warjiyo, also aired his optimism on the new 7-Day Repo Rate. He said that the policy can help improve banking liquidity, especially on foreign capital flow.
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