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        "id": 1755354,
        "msgid": "us-3-7-billion-per-month-in-circulation-bi-eases-china-yuan-transactions-in-indonesia-1779542559",
        "date": "2026-05-21 17:57:41",
        "title": "US$3.7 Billion Per Month in Circulation, BI Eases China Yuan Transactions in Indonesia",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Bank Indonesia has broadened access to the Chinese yuan by expanding local currency transactions with China to USD 3.7 billion per month, with the year's total last year at USD 25 billion. Domestic banks now have direct yuan facilities including cash\/spot, currency swaps, and forwards, reflecting BI's updated instruments and the growing use of the yuan in Indonesia.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia \u2013 Bank Indonesia (BI) is easing Chinese yuan\ntransactions in Indonesia, following the growing uptake of the Local\nCurrency Transaction (LCT) instrument. Governor of BI Perry Warjiyo said\nthat Indonesia\u2019s LCT with China is currently equivalent to US$3.7\nbillion per month. The cumulative amount for the previous year stood at\nUS$25 billion. \u2018Now the Chinese Yuan is also being transacted\ndomestically, because our local currency transactions with China are the\nlargest,\u2019 Perry said at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs\noffice, Jakarta, Thursday (21\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, he emphasised, domestic banks now have a comprehensive set\nof yuan-related transaction facilities, following the addition of\ntransaction instruments set by BI.<\/p>\n<p>The yuan transaction instruments can now be conducted directly within\ndomestic banking, in cash or spot transactions, currency swaps, and\nforwards. \u2018So ladies and gentlemen, if you hold Chinese Yuan\ndomestically, there are many options now; you can transact directly,\nwhether cash\/spot, swap, or even forward,\u2019 Perry said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/us-3-7-billion-per-month-in-circulation-bi-eases-china-yuan-transactions-in-indonesia-1779542559",
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    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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