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In 2018, the Corporate Banking branch of Bank ICBC Indonesia provided a working capital loan of US$20 million to PT Ritel Bersama Nasional (JD.ID). The facility will be used for the borrower's operational needs, mainly for inventory purchases. ICBC Indonesia's 2018 Annual Report states that this financing was carried out by Corporate Banking in 2018. The loan details of the project are unclear. Ritel Bersama Nasional is a joint venture between Jingdong group (JD.com), one of China's largest online Business-to-Consumer (B2C) retailers, and Provident Capital group, the largest investment company in Southeast Asia. Provident has investments across a variety of industries, including telecommunications, infrastructure, mining, real estate, plantation, and biofuels.