BRI will leave Aceh immediately, why? The all page

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk will close operations in Aceh. This closure is in order to follow up the implementation of Qanun for Islamic Financial Institutions number 11 of 2018.

All banking portfolios and services bank this red plate switched to Bank Syariah Indonesia.

“Alhamdulillah Bank BRI has transferred all banking portfolios and services to Bank BRIsyariah, ”said the Regional Leader Bank BRI Aceh Province Wawan Ruswanto as reported Among, Tuesday (13/4/2021).

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He said, BRI has received Principle Licensing for the Closure of 11 Branch Offices and Regional Offices, but is still waiting for the Permit to Implement the Closure from OJK Jakarta.

“After obtaining a license to carry out the closure, BRI is given 30 working days to carry out the closure of office operations,” he said.

According to Wawan, the transfer process has been going on since July 2019 and ends in December 2020.

He said, almost all of the loan and savings portfolios had been transferred. Consisting of about 92 percent of the loan portfolio and 85 percent of the savings portfolio have been booked at Bank BRIsyariah.

According to him, there is still a portfolio of loans that are not transferred, among others Non Performing Loan and write-offs with an amount of about 8 percent of the total loan.

Wawan said, there were a small number of debtors who asked to be booked in the Medan area and the remaining loans would then be managed by the BRI Functional Office until completion or transferred to Asset Management Companies.

Meanwhile, for Savings, around 15 percent of total Savings cannot be transferred, including Special Account Savings for recipients of Government Assistance.

In accordance with the direction of the Coordinating Ministry for PMK, he said, furthermore, all Government Assistance in Aceh Province will not be distributed by BRI Bank. The assistance will be distributed by Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) and PT POS.

Wawan said that all BRI offices and E-channels have been transferred to BSI, namely 11 Branch Offices, 15 Sub-Branch Offices and 94 BRI Units. Meanwhile, for e-channel, there are 444 ATMs that have been used by BSI.

There are also about 69 percent of the human resources that have been absorbed to run the BSI Office, including those placed in Regional Offices and Branches.

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Meanwhile, another 31 percent of HR continued to work at BRI outside Aceh, at the Aceh Functional Office, and a small proportion submitted voluntary resignations.

Wawan said in connection with the steps that have been taken by Bank BRI, his party would like to thank all stakeholders of Bank BRI, especially the Aceh Provincial Government, the Governor of Aceh, Bank Indonesia and the Financial Services Authority, Vertical Institutions and Agencies, all Acehnese.

“Thank you for all the support and assistance that has been given to Bank BRI during its mission as an MSME partner in Aceh Province,” he said.

“We also hope that BRIsyariah / BSI Bank can continue the role of BRI Bank in helping MSMEs and the distribution of Government Assistance,” added Wawan.

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