TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Financial Service Authority (OJK) president commissioner Muliaman D. Hadad said that his office continues to push for the expansion of financial inclusion program across Indonesia to provide better access to the financial sector. “The program can help to eradicate poverty,” he said in a written statement on Sunday, October 16, 2016.
Muliaman sees that people’s familiarity with financial products and services will increase prosperity. He referred to the capital market as one of the channels to learn more about capital market. He said that capital markets have been very popular lately due to its various advantages, particularly long-term financing.
Muliaman asserted that the OJK will continue to push for capital market development, namely through support for the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) Investment Gallery program in campuses. He expects that students and public can be more familiar with capital market products and services.
OJK inaugurated BEI Investment Gallery yesterday, Oct. 16, at Maumere Nusa Nipa University, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Muliaman noted that the gallery is the 62nd of its kind to have been inaugurated by the OJK this year. It is also the first BEI investment gallery in Maumere and the second one in NTT. There are currently 217 investment galleries at universities across Indonesia.
In addition, Muliaman seeks maximum possible financial access not only to capital markets but also in the banking industry and non-bank financial institutions. The aim is to improve financial inclusion in line with the National Financial Literacy Strategy.
DANANG FIRMANTO
