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        "id": 1748392,
        "msgid": "bi-distributes-rp8-34-billion-in-banknotes-fit-for-circulation-to-five-ntb-islands-1779546325",
        "date": "2026-05-19 12:05:12",
        "title": "BI distributes Rp8.34 billion in banknotes fit for circulation to five NTB islands",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Bank Indonesia distributed Rp8.34 billion worth of banknotes fit for circulation to five outer islands in West Nusa Tenggara under the Sovereign Rupiah Expedition, using a navy vessel and running 18\u201324 May 2026. The operation aims to strengthen financial inclusion and support regional economies amid challenging archipelagic geography.",
        "content": "<p>Mataram (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (BI) has distributed banknotes\ndeemed fit for circulation amounting to Rp8.34 billion to five frontier,\noutermost and most remote islands under the Sovereign Rupiah Expedition\nprogramme in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). \u2018We are bringing working capital\nfor exchange totalling Rp8.34 billion in this year\u2019s expedition,\u2019 said\nRaden Aga Nugraha, Executive Analyst of the Money Management Department\nat Bank Indonesia, in a statement from Mataram on Tuesday. Aga said the\nworking capital value rose by 3.15 per cent compared with last year\u2019s\nexpedition. The increase is to anticipate the cash needs of residents in\narchipelagic areas. The Sovereign Rupiah Expedition uses warship KRI\nPulau Rimau-724 of the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) and runs for a week from\n18 to 24 May 2026. The five island groups in NTB targeted for the\ndistribution of banknotes fit for circulation are Pulau Moyo, Pusu\nLanggudu, Pulau Medang, Maringkik, and Gili Gede. According to Aga,\nIndonesia\u2019s archipelagic geography is the main challenge in distributing\ncash to remote areas where banking services are difficult to access. The\nSovereign Rupiah Expedition is one of the important instruments in\nsafeguarding the currency\u2019s sovereignty across the unitary state of the\nRepublic of Indonesia (NKRI), including archipelagic regions with high\ngeographical challenges. From 2012 to 2025, Bank Indonesia together with\nthe TNI-AL have conducted 150 mobile cash operations to frontiers,\noutermost and most remote areas (3T) reaching 766 islands across\nIndonesia. The Commander of the Mataram Navy Base, Asep Tri Prabowo,\nsaid they fully support the Sovereign Rupiah Expedition as a form of\nsynergy to safeguard economic sovereignty to remote regions. Bank\nIndonesia notes that the NTB expedition is the sixth in a total of 18\nnational activities in 2026. The programme is expected to strengthen an\ninclusive financial system while supporting regional strategic sectors,\nsuch as tourism, agriculture and SMEs, through broad distribution of\nbanknotes and sustainable financial education. The NTB Regional\nSecretariat Assistant II, Lalu Muhamad Faozal, praised BI and the\nIndonesian Navy\u2019s consistency in distributing banknotes fit for\ncirculation. \u2018The programme proves that public service is delivered\nfairly to even the most remote areas,\u2019 Faozal concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bi-distributes-rp8-34-billion-in-banknotes-fit-for-circulation-to-five-ntb-islands-1779546325",
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