9 Juli 2014, Bank Indonesia Liburkan Kegiatan Operasional
Indonesian Central Bank Announces Holiday on Presidential Race
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Hari Rabu pekan depan, 9 Juli 2014, saat berlangsung Pemilihan Presiden (Pilpres) ditetapkan oleh Bank Indonesia sebagai hari libur, sehingga seluruh kegiatan operasional pada hari Rabu itu ditiadakan.
Keterangan tertulis Departemen Komunikasi BI di Jakarta, Rabu, menyebutkan dalam rangka mendukung kelancaran pelaksanaan Pilpres Tahun 2014, BI menetapkan hari Rabu (9/7) atau hari dan tanggal lain yang ditetapkan oleh Komisi Pemilihan Umum (KPU), sebagai hari libur bagi BI.
Ketetapan itu berdasar pada penetapan jadwal penyelenggaraan Pemilihan Umum Presiden dan Wakil Presiden Tahun 2014 (Peraturan KPU Nomor 4 Tahun 2014 tanggal 3 Maret 2014).
BI akan meniadakan seluruh kegiatan operasional yang meliputi layanan kas, sistem pembayaran (Sistem Kliring Nasional dan Bank Indonesia Real Time Gross Settlement), Bank Indonesia Scripless Securities Settlement System, dan operasi moneter rupiah dan valuta asing.
Apabila KPU menetapkan pelaksanaan Pemilu Presiden dan Wakil Presiden Putaran II, maka jadual pelaksanaan Pemilu dimaksud yaitu Selasa (9/9) juga akan ditetapkan sebagai hari libur bagi BI.
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesian central bank, Bank Indonesia, has announced that there will be no banking activities on July 9, 2014, due to the upcoming Indonesian presidential election.
As per a press release received here on Wednesday from the central banks Communication Department, in order to support the presidential election, Bank Indonesia noted that Wednesday, July 9, is a day off, and other dates that are set by the Indonesian Election Commission will also be considered as a holiday.
The decision is based on the 2014 presidential and the vice presidential election schedule as stated in the Commissions Regulation No. 4 of 2014 dated, March 3, 2014.
The central bank will negate all banking operational activities such as cash services, payment systems comprising National Clearing System and Bank Indonesia Real Time Gross Settlement, Bank Indonesia Scriptless Securities Settlement System, and the rupiah and foreign exchange monetary operations.
If the Commission then decides to schedule the second round of the presidential and vice presidential election on Tuesday, September 9, 2014, then it will also be set as a holiday for the bank.
