In a meeting in Istanbul Turkey Saturday (3/10/2009), as quoted by Reuters, the G7 affirmed, to overcome the global financial crisis to the role of the state of rapid economic growth, namely China.

Minister of Finance and Central Bank Governor explained G7, China must strictly control the increase in their currencies. This is intended to help correct imbalances in global trade. This imbalance that triggered the financial crisis.

“We welcomed China’s commitment to make their exchange rates move toward a more flexible. This movement is very effective to help balance the growth in China in the world economy,” he said.

But China still survive to free movement of Yuan, which resulted in depressed U.S. dollar since the global financial crisis in July 2008.

China’s reluctance to call the G7 countries appear at the meeting Saturday (3/10/2009) ago.

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This is said by the Chairman of Standing Committee of Domestic Trade Kadin Indonesia Bambang Soesatyo to detikFinance, Thursday (4/6/2009).

“The decline (BI Rate) is quite significant. But for the business, not a relatively big news, because a decrease in the series of BI Rate bertransmisi previously failed to decrease in bank interest,” he said.

Say, at this time is not much that can consist of business unless urgent and waiting for the BI and the banking interest rate reduction loans. “Interest credit at this time still in the range of 14%, is too stifling for entrepreneurs,” augment him.

If the concern on the recovery of the real sector, Bambang supplement, strengthen purchasing power and a decrease in goods prices, interest rates at this time is already below 11%.

“So a decrease in BI Rate this logisnya must bear the consequences, namely a decrease in interest rates and loan interest rate deposits. Without consequences, the decrease in BI Rate not have meaning,” he said.

Bambang said the decline BI Rate to 7% is very relevant. “Inflation in May 2009 restrained, even an inch deflation. In addition to inflation factors, the decline in BI Rate at this time needs to be absolute,” accuse him.

Terms of this new in a Bank Indonesia Regulation (PBI) Number of Follow-11/20/PBI/2009 Handling of Information in the BPR’s Special Supervision.

“In order to maintain public confidence BPRs industry, required the efforts of BPR Penyehatan a systematic and sustainable in order to encourage the growth of the BPR industry healthy,” said BI rilisnya cited Friday (5/6/2009).

Ager Penyehatan of BPR efforts that are dangerous to the difficulty of the business can be conducted with the optimal, BI needs to look no follow-up according to the BPR ability, commitment and the owner of the alternative opportunities.

In the new PBI, among others, set:

1. BPR will be included in the supervision of a special status if meet 1 or more criteria.
2. Ratio of Capital Minimum Liability Provision (KPMM) of less than 4%.
3. Cash Ratio (CR) on average during the last 6 months of less than 3%.

A period of special supervision set maximum 180 days of the date of the determination of the status of BPR in the special supervision of BI. A period of special supervision status can be extended with 1 times the length of time that 180 days since the end of a period of special supervision status, provided that the BPR has been increasing:

1. Ratio of less KPMM most 75% (seventy five percent) of the difference to achieve the ratio KPMM 4% (four percent) and KPMM ratio of more than 0% (zero percent), and / or

2. CR average during the last 6 months or less at most 75% of the difference to reach the 3% CR and CR more than 1%.

Once included in the special supervision, the BPR akan ordered by BI to:

* Increasing the capital,
* Menghapusbukukan credit are traffic jams and take into account the capital loss BPR,
* Changing the members of the Board of Directors and / or the Board of Commissioners of BPR,
* Conducting merger or consolidation with other BPR,
BPR * Selling to buyers who are willing mengambilalih BPRs all obligations,
* Submitting the management of all or part of the BPR to the other party,
* Selling some or all property and / or BPR obligations to other parties, and / or
* Stop the business activity in a specific time set by Bank Indonesia.

BPR is defined in the special status of the supervision will be required:
1. Submit plans follow (action plan) Penyehatan BPR in accordance with the realistic problems faced at the latest 7 (seven) days of BPR specified in the special status of supervision by the Board of Directors, the Board of Commissioners and the Control Shareholders BPR.

2. Implement the action plan.

3. File a report on the implementation of the action plan at least five (5) working days after the implementation of the action plan.

4. Adjust the action plan submitted as referred to in the letter at the request of a BI.

BPR in the supervision of a special status that has a ratio KPMM with the same or less than 0% and the CR or the average during the last 6 months with the same or less than 1%, prohibited conduct union activities and the distribution of funds since the applicable date of determination up to the prohibition of BPR exit status of a special supervision.

BPR for the deposit of funds derived from the capital budget can apply to extend the time period the status of special supervision accompanied by commitment to increase shareholder deposits thereby increasing the ratio of capital into the less KPMM 4% and the average CR for 6 (six) months from the last less than 3%.

BI BPR issued set of specific supervisory status when KPMM meet the ratio of 4% or less and the CR average during the last 6 months or less at most 3%.

Said by the Head of Fiscal Policy Agency Anggito Abimanyu time in the House of Representatives Building, Senayan, Jakarta, on Wednesday night (3/6/2009).

“That is kontijensi, not included in the reserve fund’s fiscal risk. However, if the required additional capital, we will search for resources that exist,” he said.

In the 2010 draft RKP 4 have kontijensi fiscal risks, including for LPS. During this initial capital LPS set Rp 4 trillion to Rp 8 trillion. There will be additional risk capital LPS due to the risk that banks take capital LPS.

Indeed, until now there have been 2 recorded public banks, namely Bank of kolaps Century Bank and ifi. Century Bank to save the government through takeovers LPS, while the Bank dilikuidasi ifi. This, of course, eating capital LPS.

Then the risk kontijensi in fiscal 2010 is to LPEI. LPEI initial capital is set at least Rp 4 trillion. However, if additional financing is required then there is the need to export additional capital LPEI.

“This is included to keep just in case, so that the government is ready with the worst case,” accuse him.

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