Indonesia’s government partners with BRI Syariah to build Islamic economy ecosystem around religious schools
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s government will work with state-owned bank BRI Syariah to build a Shariah-compliant finance and economy ecosystem in 170 Islamic boarding schools, an official told Salaam Gateway.
The programme will run up to 2024 and involve the areas around Cirebon, Surakarta, Bogor, Manado, Makasar and Lampung, said Iskandar Simorangkir, Deputy for Macro and Financial Coordination at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs.
The initiative with the bank is part of a national long-term development programme involving Islamic finance and economy officials in the office of Vice President Ma’ruf Amin, and staff at Bank Indonesia (BI), the Financial Services Authority (OJK), the National Committee for Islamic Finance and Economy (KNEKS), Halal Product Guarantee Agency (BPJPH), and the National Amil Zakat Agency (BAZNAS).
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