Narrative
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Project narrative
On June 23, 2021, PT Bank China Construction Bank Indonesia Tbk entered into an IDR 250,000,000,000 Working Capital Credit Facility agreement with PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (Persero) (PNM) — an Indonesian state-owned microfinancing company and subsidiary of PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, an Indonesian state-owned bank — for working capital and on-lending purposes. This loan carried an interest rate of 9.25% per annum and a maturity period of 12 months and installment tenor of 12 months. The proceeds were to be used by the borrower as additional working capital for on-lending to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). As of December 31, 2022, the loan had been repaid.
Staff comments
1. BRI is the oldest bank in Indonesia, tracing back since 1895. It is currently 53% government owned operating company (Persero) and has been government-owned for the entire period since the war of independence (1945 to 1949) to November 2003, when 30% of its shares were sold through an IPO.