Bank Indonesia

Not to be confused with the state-owned banking corporation Bank Negara Indonesia.

Bank Indonesia


Bank Indonesia headquarters in Jakarta
HeadquartersJakarta, Indonesia
Established24 January 1828 (1828-01-24) (Bank of Java)
1 July 1953 (1953-07-01) (current form)
GovernorPerry Warjiyo
Central bank ofIndonesia
CurrencyIndonesian rupiah
IDR (ISO 4217)
ReservesUSD 136.4 billion
Websitebi.go.id

Bank Indonesia (BI; literally Bank of Indonesia) is the central bank of the Republic of Indonesia. It replaced the Bank of Java (Dutch: De Javasche Bank) in 1953, which had been created in 1828 to serve the financial needs of the Dutch East Indies.

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