Jakarta, April 22 -- Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo emphasized that the resilience of the national banking system remains strong enough to mitigate the risks of war in the Middle East.

"This development is characterized by adequate banking liquidity, maintained high capital capacity, and consistently low credit risk," he said during the virtual announcement of the results of the April 2026 Board of Governors Meeting (RDG), here on Wednesday.

The banking capital adequacy ratio (CAR) was recorded at a high 25.83 percent in February 2026, which is considered strong in absorbing risk and supporting credit growth.

The banking sector's non-performing loan (NPL) ratio remained low, at 2.17 percent (of gross) and 0.83 percent (of n...