Regarding BRI And BNI Leaving BSI, Here's OJK's Response

OJK Banking Supervision Chief Executive Dian Ediana Rae. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has opened its voice regarding the plan of PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BRI) and PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BNI) to release their share ownership in PT Bank Syariah Indonesia Tb (BSI).

OJK Banking Supervision Chief Executive Dian Ediana Rae said. until now OJK has not officially received a permit application from the two state-owned banks.

"The answer is not yet firm. I have also not officially received a permit application from us (OJK)," said Dian at the August 2023 RDK press conference which was held virtually, Tuesday, September 5.

However, Dian said, if the corporate action to release shares from BSI was not new and common.

OJK, he said, also had certain considerations regarding the decision to leave BNI and BRI.

According to him, BSI is a pilot bank and is a large-scale bank. In addition, Bank BSI is also not 5 years old.

"So there are problems that we examine first," said Dian.

Although his party will still conduct a review, Dian said there was no certainty that the OJK would grant permission for the two banks to leave BSI.

"We will not necessarily allow it. Instead of releasing BSI shares, we will see how the process will take place and have not seen the proposal," concluded Dian.

For your information, the composition of Bank Syariah Indonesia's share ownership is held by the Association of State-Owned Banks (Himbara), namely BNI, BRI, and Bank Mandiri. Where, Bank Mandiri owns a stake of 51.47 percent.

Then, Bank Negara Indonesia or BNI 23.2 percent, Bank Rakyat Indonesia or BRI 15.38 percent, and other shareholders, including the public.