BI Boss Explains 3 Benefits Of DHE Natural Resources Domestically

JAKARTA - The government has officially issued Government Regulation (PP) number 8 of 2025 concerning Export Result Foreign Exchange (DHE) from business activities, management, and natural resource processing (SDA) which will take effect on March 1, 2025.

Meanwhile, the placement of DHE SDA in the Indonesian financial system is mandatory at 100 percent with a period of 12 months from the placement.

Gubernur Bank Indonesia (BI) Perry Warjiyo menyampaikan terdapat tiga manfaat dari kebijakan terbaru terkait Devisa Hasil Ekspor (DHE) Sumber Alam (SDA) yaitu yang pertama akan meningkatkan pembiayaan dalam perekonomian.

According to him, with the exporter's obligation to place DHE SDA in the country, because it will enter a special account at Bank Indonesia and be used for economic financing, thus supporting higher economic growth.

Perry said that the two policies also have the potential to increase foreign exchange and state foreign exchange reserves, which in turn strengthens the stabilization of the rupiah exchange rate.

"The Coordinating Minister has explained that our foreign exchange reserves are large. With the DHE SDA, it will increase foreign exchange and foreign exchange reserves and also support exchange rate stability," he explained at a press conference related to export foreign exchange, Monday, January 17.

Furthermore, third, Perry conveyed that with more funds entering the banking system, the stability of the national financial system will be more maintained and strengthen economic performance.

Through this regulation, Perry estimates that Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves will increase to 80 billion US dollars.

"With this new policy, we estimate that by the end of this year it could increase by 80 billion US dollars. This is with a new policy of 80 billion US dollars, from 13 billion US dollars to 80 billion US dollars it goes into a special account," he explained.