Just Complete The Finalization Stage, BSI Will Soon Become A BUMN Bank

JAKARTA - The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) continues to encourage PT Bank Syariah Indonesia Tbk (BSI) to become a BUMN. Currently, the process is in the finalization stage. So, it is estimated that the process will be completed soon.

Special Staff (Staffsus) of the Minister of SOEs Arya Sinulingga said this support was given because BSI was considered to have a large enough opportunity to be encouraged to become a state-owned company.

"This BSI we see has a chance, so we encourage BSI to become a BUMN," he told reporters, Thursday, September 29.

Even though he has pocketed a red and white share, said Arya, BSI has not actually become a state-owned company. The Ministry of SOEs also does not have full control of BSI.

Furthermore, said Arya, there are still a number of series that BSI must go through to become BUMN. However, Arya was reluctant to elaborate further on the process of the stage. Including the interesting news about BTN Syariah into BSI.

Even so, Arya said the finalization process that is currently being carried out will not take long.

"It shouldn't take long. Hopefully it will take a while. Yes, it's just a matter of finals, it's about to stay at the end," he said.

As previously reported, SOE Minister Erick Thohir raised his voice regarding BSI's plan to become a state-owned bank. But unfortunately, Erick was reluctant to comment in more detail on this matter.

But what is certain, said Erick, is that the government has one red and white BSI stock. Through this special stock, the state has full control over BSI.

"BSI already has a red-and-white stock," said Erick when met by reporters at the DPR Building, Parliament Complex, Senayan, quoted Wednesday, September 21.

The share ownership was confirmed by the President Director of BSI, Hery Gunardi. He said the government has one red and white share.

"I'm just talking about performance, now we already have a red and white stock, so one BSI ownership, the Ministry of SOEs through the government of a piece of stock, the rest from public shares," he said.

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 has a stake of 50.83 percent.

Then, Bank Negara Indonesia or BNI 24.85 percent, Bank Rakyat Indonesia or BRI 17.25 percent, and other shareholders, including the public 7.08 percent.

Because the share ownership made BSI not a state bank, the option emerged if BSI had to be used as a state-owned company.

The option to make BSI a state-owned bank emerged when Vice President (Vice President) Ma'ruf Amin reminded BSU to be converted into a state-owned company. He hopes that in the future BSI will become one of the Himbara banks and enter the ranks of SOEs.