Purbaya Adds Rp 76 Trillion to Banks to Support Liquidity
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JAKARTA, Investortrust.id — Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa explains on Thursday, Nov 20, 2025 in Jakarta that the government adds Rp 76 trillion, equal to $4.9 billion, to the banking system through BRI, Bank Mandiri, BNI, and Bank DKI to counter a drop in base money and to secure cheaper liquidity for credit expansion. He says the move supports household purchasing power after three years of fiscal stimulus worth Rp 31.5 trillion.
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk or BBRI, PT Bank Mandiri Tbk or BMRI, and PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk or BBNI received most of the funds, which the minister describes as a necessary push after base money growth slipped in October.
“I added money into the system, this went up to 13 percent growth in September, but in October it dropped again to 7 percent. I said if that is the case it is still not enough,” he says at the BloombergTechnoz Ecoverse 2025 event.
The placement occurred on Friday Nov 14 2025 as part of ongoing liquidity management. Purbaya says the government will continue adding funds to maintain momentum in economic activity.
“I nurture the condition in the economy so there is room to keep growing,” he says.
Finance Ministry officials previously highlighted that the government has been monitoring the flow of these funds alongside targeted stimulus and social assistance programs designed to lift consumption. “This will give more support to household purchasing power,” he says.
The Rp 76 trillion injection was first detailed by Director General for Economic and Fiscal Strategy at the Ministry of Finance Febrio Nathan Kacaribu during a working meeting with Commission XI of the House. He says the funds were placed in state owned and regional banks to accelerate credit distribution and near term economic growth.
“So the real sector moves, where credit disbursed by the financial sector, the banking sector, can move faster, supported by a lower cost of fund,” Febrio says.
As of Nov 10 2025, Bank Mandiri received Rp 25 trillion, BRI Rp 25 trillion, BNI Rp 25 trillion, and Bank DKI Rp 1 trillion.
Febrio also reports that the first tranche of government placement worth Rp 200 trillion reached an 84 percent utilization rate. Banks used Rp 167.6 trillion within roughly five weeks of placement.
Bank Mandiri and BRI fully exhausted their allocations of Rp 55 trillion each for credit distribution. BNI used Rp 37.4 trillion or 68 percent of its Rp 55 trillion allocation, while BTN used Rp 10.3 trillion or 41 percent of its Rp 25 trillion allocation. BSI used Rp 9.9 trillion or 99 percent of its Rp 10 trillion allocation.
Menteri Keuangan Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa gives a briefing at the regular meeting of the Financial System Stability Committee in Jakarta on Monday Nov 3 2025. Photo: Investortrust/Dicki Antariksa.