Bank Indonesia Announces a Number of Adjustments to Operational Activities during the 2026 Lebaran Holiday Period

Bank Indonesia (BI) announced a number of adjustments to operational activities during the 1447 Hijriah/2026 Eid al-Fitr period, namely the period from March 18, 2026 to March 24, 2026.

The Executive Director of the BI Communication Department, Ramdan Denny Prakoso, in his statement, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, March 10, said that the establishment of this regulation refers to the Government's provisions regarding National Holidays and Joint Holidays in 2026 and to ensure the availability of banking service infrastructure for the public.

On March 18, 2026 to March 24, 2026, all services for the implementation of the Bank Indonesia Real Time Gross Settlement (BI-RTGS) system, Bank Indonesia Scripless Securities Settlement System (BI-SSSS), and Bank Indonesia Electronic Trading Platform (BI-ETP) will not operate.

In addition, during this period, all services for the implementation of the Bank Indonesia National Clearing System (SKNBI) are also not operational. All debit warkat in Zone 4 which have been submitted on March 17, 2026 (H-1) will be settled on March 25, 2026.

Furthermore, all cash service activities are also abolished. Likewise, the activities of rupiah monetary operations and foreign exchange monetary operations are abolished.

Along with this, the Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar Rate (JISDOR) and the reference rate of non-US dollar (USD)/rupee (IDR) are not published. The Bank Indonesia exchange rate uses the reference rate of the last working day.

In addition, Indonesia Overnight Index Average (INDONIA), INDONIA, Compounded INDONIA, and INDONIA Index are also not issued during this period.

However, the central bank ensures that Bank Indonesia Fast Payment (BI-FAST) services will continue to operate fully during the national holidays and Idul Fitri public holidays.

All Bank Indonesia operational activities will return to normal on March 25, 2026.

The implementation of operational activities in financial sector institutions is a consideration and the authority of each institution.