JAKARTA – The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) ensures the merger sharia bank, Bank Mandiri Syariah, Bank BRI Syariah and Bank BNI Syariah will make banking up to class.
Deputy Minister of BUMN II Kartika Wiroatmodjo believes that the merger of BUMN sharia banks will advance to Book IV, which is targeted for one year. As well as a flood of 13 million new customers at BUMN Sharia Banks.
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“It is expected that within the next 1-2 years it will enter book 4 with a network of 1,200 branches. It is expected that the number of customers can reach 13 million. This is a big leap which is expected to be a catalyst for the growth of Islamic banking,” Kartika said in a virtual video, Wednesday (9/9 12/2020).
According to him, the merger of Islamic banking in Indonesia could jump in the next 5 years to become 10 large-scale Islamic banks. And will attract global investors to invest in Indonesia.
“We are very optimistic that we can become players who will encourage consolidation with strong sharia core competences,” he added.
He added that the government will develop sharia banking more aggressively and sharply by increasing regulatory oversight.
“We ensure adequate liquidity and improve risk management,” he explained.
Previously, Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir revealed the appointment of Hery Gunardi as President Director of Sharia Bank as a result of the merger. This was conveyed through his Instagram account @erickthohir.
In their statement, both Erick and Hery visited the residence of Vice President Ma’ruf Amin. The visit was to report the results of the merger and development of three state-owned Islamic banks. The three banks are PT Bank BRIsyariah Tbk. (BRIS), PT Bank Syariah Mandiri (BSM) and PT Bank BNI Syariah (BNIS).
During the meeting, Erick revealed that Hery Gunardi was the president of the BUMN Sharia Bank. “Alhamdulillah, I received a lot of input and suggestions when holding a meeting with the Vice President @kyai_marufamin to report the work plan for the merger of Sharia Banks together with the Managing Director of Islamic Bank Himbara,” wrote Erick.
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