Indonesian government plans to place funds in state banks to provide liquidity


JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia's government plans to inject funds into four state-owned banks this year to boost liquidity for providing low-interest loans to village cooperatives, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Monday.

The initiative aims to support President Prabowo Subianto’s more than 80,000 village cooperatives and drive economic growth to 8% from the current 5%, Indrawati told reporters.

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