State Bank CEOs Meet Prabowo, Danantara Chief Comments

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia — The chief executives of state-owned banks arrived at the State Palace in Jakarta on Thursday afternoon (18/6/2026). CEO of the Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (BPI Danantara), Rosan Roeslani, said President Prabowo Subianto was scheduled to meet with the directors and commissioners of the government-owned banks. “To gain perspectives, direction, and also share views regarding the future direction of the Indonesian economy. And of course, this will be a productive session to obtain input so that Himbara, as one of the drivers of the economy going forward, becomes better, more prudent, and also provides a positive impact on the Indonesian economy,” Rosan said before attending the meeting. Based on CNBC Indonesia’s monitoring, PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk President Director Hery Gunardi, PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk President Director Putrama Wahju Setyawan, PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk President Director Riduan, and PT Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk President Director Nixon LP Napitupulu began arriving at 14.00 WIB. Also seen in the group were directors and commissioners of the state-owned banks, such as BNI Deputy Director Alexandra Askandar, BRI Operations Director Hakim Putratama, BRI Chief Commissioner Kartika Wirjoatmodjo, BNI Commissioner Febrio Nathan Kacaribu, and BTN Commissioner Fahri Hamzah. Additionally, many officials were present, including Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, Danantara CIO Pandu Sjahrir, and Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman. Meanwhile, the meeting of the state bank chiefs with President Prabowo took place simultaneously with the announcement of Bank Indonesia’s benchmark interest rate hike. The Bank Indonesia Board of Governors Meeting on 18-19 June 2026 decided to raise the BI-Rate by 25 basis points to 5.75%. In line with this, the Deposit Facility rate rose by 25 bps to 4.75%, and the Lending Facility rate increased by 25 bps to 6.50%. This increase is a further step to strengthen Rupiah exchange rate stabilisation, as well as a pre-emptive measure to keep inflation in 2026 and 2027 within the government’s target range of 2.5±1%. Danantara CIO Pandu said the summons was merely coincidental with BI’s interest rate announcement. “It’s fine if it’s simultaneous, it’s just a coincidence. This was already scheduled,” he said.