6 BI Strategies Towards The Main Current Of Global Sharia Economics And Finance

JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia (BI) affirms its commitment to make Indonesia the center of world sharia economy and finance.

BI Governor Perry Warjiyo said that since the start of Islamic economic development in 2015, Indonesia has recorded various important achievements in the global arena such as Indonesia's success in becoming a world leader in modest fashion or Muslim fashion.

"Alhamdulillah, 10 years of Indonesia has become one of the players in the global Islamic financial economy. Indonesia is number 1 in modest fashion in the global world, the world's modest fashion Qiblat is Indonesia," he said at the 2025 National Economic and Sharia Finance Facilities event, Wednesday, August 13.

In the Islamic finance sector, Perry also highlighted the presence of Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) as the largest institution in the country and globally, Indonesia's Islamic financial position has been in the top three positions in the world.

Perry emphasized that future steps must be stronger and more structured so that Indonesia can truly become the main flow of the world's Islamic economy and finance. For this reason, BI has set six main strategies:

1. Santri Gate

This movement aims to empower Islamic boarding schools as the center of the people's economy through strengthening productivity, digitizing business, and more professional financial governance. In addition, pesantren will be encouraged to become part of the national halal value chain.

2. Export Winner

This strategy encourages local halal products to penetrate the global market by establishing a sharia entrepreneurship network based on Islamic boarding schools.

On the other hand, BI will strengthen market access, export systems, and establish international cooperation.

3. Halal Gema

This movement accelerates the acceleration of halal ecosystems throughout Indonesia by increasing halal raw materials, accelerating certification, and strengthening the role of halal centers and consumer protection.

4. Greet Sharia

Through this strategy, BI will strengthen the role of Islamic financial institutions including the Islamic-based foreign exchange market (PUVA), in order to expand access to Islamic financial financing and inclusion.

5. Ziswaf channel

This strategy encourages national collaboration in the development of zakat, infaq, alms, and waqf.

In addition, BI invites all parties to synergize to expand sharia-based social financing to be more empowered and sustainable.

6. Gold Lentera

This strategy aims to increase Islamic economic literacy and inclusion throughout Indonesia. Through various events such as Fesyar (Sharia Economic Festival) and ISEF (Indonesia Sharia Economic Festival), BI wants to make sharia economic preaching a movement that touches the wider community.

"We will continue to make this a forum together to increase Islamic economic and financial literacy so that it becomes truly a blessed da'wah," he concluded.