Skip to main content

New law gives BI monetary financing power during crisis

Law also adds mandate for central bank to support economic growth

Bank Indonesia

Indonesia’s parliament has passed a law authorising the central bank to directly finance the budget in times of crisis, while expanding its mandate to support economic growth.

The changes are part of a broader revamp of financial sector rules approved by lawmakers in the House of Representatives on December 15. President Joko Widodo is expected to sign the draft legislation into law within 30 days.

Under the bill, Bank Indonesia (BI) is allowed to buy sovereign bonds in the primary market if

Solo los usuarios que tengan una suscripción de pago o formen parte de una suscripción corporativa pueden imprimir o copiar contenido.

Para acceder a estas opciones, junto con todas las demás ventajas de la suscripción, póngase en contacto con info@centralbanking.com o consulte nuestras opciones de suscripción aquí: subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

Actualmente no puede copiar este contenido. Póngase en contacto con info@centralbanking.com para obtener más información.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Regístrese en Central Banking

Todos los campos son obligatorios, salvo que se indique lo contrario.

Mostrar contraseña
Ocultar contraseña

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Iniciar sesión
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.