19-Year Record Continues, Bank Indonesia Wins WTP Opinion From BPK

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JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia (BI) is said to have succeeded in obtaining an Unqualified Opinion (WTP) on the 2021 Annual Financial Report of Bank Indonesia from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) of the Republic of Indonesia.

Head of the BI Communications Department Erwin Haryono said that this score is proof of Bank Indonesia's commitment to consistently implement good and consistent governance and improve the quality of financial management in order to maintain credibility as a central bank.

"The achievement of the WTP opinion extends the record for the last 19 years," he said in a press statement today, Friday, May 27.

Erwin said that the predicate obtained from BPK is in line with the accountability principle as regulated in Article 61 of Bank Indonesia Act Number 23 of 1999 concerning Bank Indonesia as last amended by Act Number 6 of 2009.

“Bank Indonesia always strives to improve the implementation of good governance and the quality of financial management in order to maintain credibility as a central bank. BI Annual Financial Report 2021," he said.

However, the monetary authorities still received special notes from the BPK regarding financial assets in the form of SUN series VR 0034 to 0073 worth Rp612.56 trillion which were purchased on the primary market in accordance with Joint Decrees II and III in the context of implementing Law Number 2 of 2020.

"BPK's opinion has not been modified in this regard," said Erwin.