Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has\nsaid that the bullion ecosystem, or gold bank, provides added value to\nthe economy by transforming gold that was previously idle and passive\ninto productive assets within the financial system.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is also an added value in itself, because previously gold was\nsimply considered unused in banking assets,\u201d Airlangga said on the\nsidelines of the SUAR Forum 2026 in BSD City, Tangerang, Banten, on\nFriday.<\/p>\n
Airlangga further stated that the gold bank, which has been operating\nfor approximately one year since its launch last year, has managed 153\ntonnes of gold worth approximately Rp360 trillion, or around 20 billion\nUS dollars.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can see that with the bullion ecosystem and this gold bank, we\nare managing nearly 180 tonnes of gold, valued at Rp360 trillion,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
According to Airlangga, Indonesia\u2019s bullion ecosystem has the\npotential to record even better performance, given that interest in gold\ninvestment and management remains very high because it is considered\nsafe as a long-term asset, or safe haven.<\/p>\n
In addition, gold is also seen as increasingly attractive through the\nform of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), which are gold-based mutual funds\nwhose participation units are traded on the stock exchange in the same\nway as share transactions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe increase has been extraordinary because gold has become a safe\nhaven investment. Moreover, we have also been promoting gold derivatives\nin the form of ETFs. The potential to attract investment and gold\nmanagement remains very high,\u201d Airlangga said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the national gold bank service was first launched in\nFebruary 2025 by President Prabowo Subianto.<\/p>\n
According to data from the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs\nas of March 2026, the performance of the Bullion Financial Services\nInstitution, PT Pegadaian, shows that the number of customers increased\nfrom 3.2 million in February 2025 to 5.6 million in February 2026.<\/p>\n
In the same period, public gold savings also increased from 10.5\ntonnes to 19.25 tonnes.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, BSI\u2019s total gold management, covering instalment\npurchases, pawnbroking, and gold savings before the launch of Bullion\nBusiness Activities in January 2025, rose from 16.85 tonnes to 22.5\ntonnes in February 2026.<\/p>\n
Gold savings customers increased from 531,329 in December 2025 to\n766,742 in February 2026.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/airlangga-says-gold-bullion-ecosystem-adds-economic-value-1787327595", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }