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    "data": {
        "id": 1752684,
        "msgid": "bri-focuses-on-maintaining-business-balance-as-bi-rate-rises-to-5-25-percent-1779545585",
        "date": "2026-05-20 18:57:15",
        "title": "BRI Focuses on Maintaining Business Balance as BI Rate Rises to 5.25 Percent",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Banking",
        "summary": "BRI says it will maintain a balance between growth, asset quality, liquidity and profitability in response to Bank Indonesia's 50 basis point rise in the BI Rate to 5.25%. It will strengthen CASA funding and continue prudent, selective lending to MSMEs and productive sectors, while welcoming macroeconomic stability measures from the central bank.",
        "content": "<p>BRI focuses on maintaining a balance between business growth, asset\nquality, liquidity and profitability on a sustainable basis. Jakarta \u2014\nPT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk or BRI is focusing on maintaining\nbusiness balance to respond to Bank Indonesia\u2019s decision to raise the\nbenchmark rate, the BI Rate, by 50 basis points to 5.25 percent. \u201cIn\nfacing the dynamics of interest rates, BRI remains focused on\nmaintaining balance between business growth, asset quality, liquidity,\nand profitability on a sustainable basis,\u201d corporate secretary Dhanny\nsaid in a written statement in Jakarta on Wednesday. Separately, the\ncompany also said it will continue to strengthen its funding structure\nby increasing low-cost deposits (CASA) through strengthening the\ntransaction banking ecosystem to maintain cost efficiency of funding on\na sustainable basis. On the other hand, BRI ensures intermediation\nfunctions will grow selectively while continuing to prioritise prudence,\nespecially in lending to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)\nand the productive sectors that are the company\u2019s main focus. Overall,\nBRI welcomes BI\u2019s move to maintain macroeconomic stability and the\nnational financial system. \u201cWe view this policy as part of Bank\nIndonesia\u2019s pre-emptive and forward-looking steps to maintain rupiah\nexchange rate stability and to sustain the resilience of the national\neconomy amid global dynamics that remain full of uncertainty,\u201d Dhanny\nsaid. The company believes domestic economic fundamentals remain\nresilient, supported by maintained economic growth, inflation that is\nrelatively contained, and consumption activity that continues to show\npositive trends. BI decided to raise the BI Rate to 5.25 percent at the\nBank Indonesia Board of Governors meeting for the May 2026 period. BI\nemphasises that the increase is a further step to strengthen rupiah\nstability from the impact of high global volatility due to the war in\nthe Middle East, and as a pre-emptive measure to keep inflation in 2026\nand 2027 within the target range of 2.5 plus\/minus 1 percent or 1.5-3.5\npercent as set by the government. BI Governor Perry Warjiyo is\noptimistic that the rupiah will strengthen in July and August 2026\nfollowing the rate rise, helped by cooling domestic FX demand.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bri-focuses-on-maintaining-business-balance-as-bi-rate-rises-to-5-25-percent-1779545585",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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