2014-12-30
Bank Indonesia issued Circular Letter No. 16/24/DKEM to implement prudential principles for managing the external debt of non-bank corporations in Indonesia. The regulation mandates minimum hedging ratios for foreign currency liabilities exceeding a US$100,000 threshold and requires a minimum credit rating of BB- for new entities. It also defines specific exemptions for hedging and credit rating requirements, particularly for infrastructure projects and debt from bilateral or multilateral international creditors.
No. 16/24/DKEM Jakarta, 30th December 2014 CIRCULAR LETTER To ALL NON-BANK CORPORATIONS IN INDONESIA Subject: The Implementation of Prudential Principles in Managing External Debt of Non-Bank Corporation Pursuant to Bank Indonesia Regulation Number 16/21/PBI/2014 concerning The Implementation of Prudential Principles in Managing External Debt of Non-Bank Corporation (State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 394 of 2014, Supplement to the State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 5651), it is necessary to regulate the implementation of prudential principles to manage non-bank corporate external debt through a Bank Indonesia Circular Letter as follows: I. PRUDENTIAL PRINCIPLES A. Foreign Currency Assets
h. receivables originating from forward, swap and/or option transactions; in a foreign currency calculated based on the position at the end of the quarter. 2. Accounts receivable referred to in point 1.e is regulated as follows: a. Accounts receivable to Residents and non-Residents that will mature:
Finished goods ready for sale are calculated at 100% (one hundred percent);
Intermediate goods are calculated at 50% (fifty percent); and
Raw materials are calculated at 25% (twenty-five percent). c. Inventory value does not include tools and equipment.
a. up to 3 (three) months from the end of the quarter; and/or b. between 3 (three) and 6 (six) months from the end of the quarter. 2. Foreign Currency Liabilities that will mature but are in the rollover, revolving or refinancing process are not considered Foreign Currency Liabilities upon proof of adequate supporting documentation. Supporting documentation includes a notification from the creditor affirming the Foreign Currency Liability in question is in the rollover, revolving or refinancing process and a loan agreement with the relevant clauses. C. Fulfilment of the Minimum Hedging Ratio
PT AAA has a negative balance between Foreign Currency Assets and Foreign Currency Liabilities of US$50,000.000 – US$200,000.00 = -US$150,000.00. Negative balance of PT AAA exceeds the threshold, so PT AAA is required to hedge 25% x US$150,000.00 = USD37,500.00. That value must be hedged on the transaction date between 1st January 2016 and 31st March 2016 and the maturity date between 1st July 2016 and 30th September 2016. − The minimum Hedging Ratio for maturity period of up to 3 (three) months. As the accounts receivable of PT AAA is accounts receivable from a Resident with an agreement signed after 1st July 2015, the accounts receivable is not considered as a Foreign Currency Asset. Therefore, PT AAA has a negative balance between Foreign Currency Assets and Foreign Currency Liabilities of US$50,000.00 – US$100,000.00 = -US$50,000.00. As the negative balance between Foreign Currency Assets and Foreign Currency Liabilities is less than the threshold, PT AAA is not required to hedge in order to fulfil the minimum Hedging Ratio for a maturity period of up to 3 (three) months. Example 2: On 31st March 2016, PT ABC has current assets in a Foreign Currency amounting to US$50,000.00 in the form of demand deposits. PT ABC also has current assets in the form of accounts receivable to EXY Ltd. in Hong Kong (Non-Resident) with a residual maturity of up to 3 (three) months totalling US$10,000.00, with a residual maturity of between 3 (three) and 6 (six) months totalling
US$20,000.00 and with a residual maturity of greater than 6 (six) months totalling US$30,000.00. On the same date, PT ABC also has Foreign Currency Liabilities with a residual maturity of up to 3 (three) months amounting to US$100,000.00 and Foreign Currency Liabilities with a residual maturity of between 3 (three) and 6 (six) months totalling US$200,000.00. Therefore, the calculation for the minimum Hedging Ratio is as follows: − The minimum Hedging Ratio for a maturity period of between 3 (three) and 6 (six) months. PT ABC has a negative balance between Foreign Currency Assets and Foreign Currency Liabilities of (US$50,000.00 + US$20,000.00) – US$200,000.00 = -US$130,000.00. Negative balance of PT ABC exceeds the threshold, so PT ABC is required to hedge 25% x US$130,000.00 = US$32,500.00. That value must be hedged on the transaction date between 1st January 2016 and 31st March 2016 and the maturity date between 1st July 2016 and 30th September 2016. − The minimum Hedging Ratio for a maturity period of up to 3 (three) months. PT ABC has a negative balance between Foreign Currency Assets and Foreign Currency Liabilities of (US$50,000.00 + US$10,000.00) – USD100,000.00 = -US$40,000.00. As the negative balance between Foreign Currency Assets and Foreign Currency Liabilities is less than the threshold, PT ABC is not required to hedge in order to fulfil the minimum Hedging Ratio for a maturity period of up to 3 (three) months.
When calculating the minimum Hedging Ratio, the receivables from forward transaction initiated in the current quarter is not considered a Foreign Currency Asset. Therefore, PT BBB has Foreign Currency Assets that can be used to offset Foreign Currency Liabilities that will mature within 3 (three) months amounting to US$600,000.00. 3. In the event that Hedging activity has been conducted in the previous reporting quarter, the Hedging receivable is considered a Foreign Currency Asset in the calculation of the negative balance between Foreign Currency Assets and Foreign Currency Liabilities. Example: On 31st March 2016, PT CCC has fixed assets in a foreign currency totalling US$400,000.00, consisting of demand deposits totalling US$100,000.00 and term deposits totalling US$300,000.00 as well as
a receivable in the form of a forward transaction to purchase USD totalling US$200,000.00 with a transaction date of 15th December 2015 and maturity date of 10th May 2016. When calculating the minimum Hedging Ratio, existing forward transactions from the previous reporting quarter are considered a Foreign Currency Asset when calculating the negative balance between Foreign Currency Assets and Foreign Currency Liabilities. Therefore, PT CCC has Foreign Currency Assets that can be used to offset Foreign Currency Liabilities with a residual maturity of up to 3 (three) months amounting to US$400,000.00 + US$150,000.00 = US$550,000.00. D. Fulfilment of the Minimum Liquidity Ratio To fulfil the minimum Liquidity Ratio, hedging activity undertaken in the current reporting quarter as well as the previous reporting quarter can be considered as Foreign Currency Assets. Example: On 31st March 2016, PT DDD has Foreign Currency Assets totalling US$300,000.00, consisting of demand deposits totalling US$100,000.00 and term deposits totalling US$200,000.00. In addition, PT DDD also has receivables in the form of a forward transaction to purchase USD totalling: − US$100,000.00 with a transaction date of 1st February 2016 and maturity date of 1st May 2016; and − US$50,000.00 with a transaction date of 21st December 2015 and maturity date of 1st June 2016. When calculating the Liquidity Ratio, hedging activity in the current reporting quarter and from the previous reporting quarter are considered a Foreign Currency Asset. Therefore, total Foreign Currency Assets of PT
DDD are US$300,000.00 + US$100,000.00 + US$50,000.00 = US$450,000.00. E. Fulfilment of the Credit Rating The minimum Credit Rating is equivalent to BB- issued by a Rating Agency as follows:
Example: Corporation A is established through a joint venture, namely a domestic company (Corporation B) and an international company (Corporation C), and began commercial operations on 30th July 2015. Corporation B controls 75% of Corporations A’s shares, with the remaining 25% controlled by Corporation C. In terms of financing, Corporation A intends to take out a foreign loan originating from an international bank syndicate signed after 1st January 2016. In this case, Corporation A is required to fulfil a minimum Credit Rating of BB- using the Credit Rating of Corporation A or by using the Credit Rating of Corporation B until 30th July 2018. F. Rating Agencies
a. have a ratio of export revenue to total revenue exceeding 50% (fifty percent) in the previous 1 (one) year; and b. have a permission from the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia to bookkeep in US dollars. Evidence in the form of supporting documentation must be submitted to Bank Indonesia. 2. Exemptions from the mandatory minimum Credit Rating are provided for: a. Foreign Currency External Debt in the form of refinancing; b. Foreign Currency External Debt used to finance infrastructure projects sourced from:
Requests from Nonbank Corporations concerning accounts receivables from Residents in a foreign currency related to strategic infrastructure projects that are considered as a Foreign Currency Asset should be submitted in writing to: Bank Indonesia Cq. Departemen Pengelolaan dan Kepatuhan Laporan (DPKL) Menara Sjafruddin Prawiranegara, Lantai 5 Jl. M.H. Thamrin No.2 Jakarta 10350
Requests from rating agencies for inclusion on the Bank Indonesia Approved List of Rating Agencies should be submitted in writing to: Bank Indonesia Cq. Departemen Pengelolaan dan Kepatuhan Laporan (DPKL) Menara Sjafruddin Prawiranegara, Lantai 5 Jl. M.H. Thamrin No.2 Jakarta 1035
Any changes to the correspondence address will be notified through mail and/or other media. IV. CONCLUDING PROVISIONS Enforcement of this Bank Indonesia Circular Letter shall commence on 1st January 2015. For this Regulation to become publicly known, it is hereby ordered that this Regulation be promulgated in the State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia.
BANK INDONESIA JUDA AGUNG HEAD OF ECONOMIC AND MONETARY POLICY DEPARTMENT
APPENDIX I BANK INDONESIA CIRCULAR LETTER NUMBER 16/24/DKEM, DATED 30TH DECEMBER 2014 CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRUDENTIAL PRINCIPLES IN MANAGING EXTERNAL DEBT OF NON-BANK CORPORATION LIST OF RATING AGENCIES APPROVED BY BANK INDONESIA FOR THE APPLICATION OF PRUDENTIAL PRINCIPLES TO MANAGE NONBANK CORPORATE EXTERNAL DEBT Name of Rating Agency BB- Equivalent Rating Domestic Rating Agencies PT Pemeringkat Efek Indonesia (PEFINDO) idBBFitch Ratings Indonesia BB-(idn) PT ICRA Indonesia (Idr)BBInternational Rating Agencies Moody’s Investors Service Ba3 Standard & Poor’s BBFitch Ratings BBJapan Credit Rating Agency BBRating and Investment Information Inc. BBHEAD OF ECONOMIC AND MONETARY POLICY DEPARTMENT JUDA AGUNG
APPENDIX II BANK INDONESIA CIRCULAR LETTER NUMBER 16/24/DKEM, DATED 30TH DECEMBER 2014 CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRUDENTIAL PRINCIPLES IN MANAGING EXTERNAL DEBT OF NON-BANK CORPORATION LIST OF EXAMPLE OF BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS
Bilateral Institutions: . United States Agency for International Development (USAID) – United States Export-Import Bank of the United States (Exim Bank) – United States . Export Development Canada (EDC) - Canada . Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) – Germany . Euler Hermes Kreditversicherungs AG – Germany . Netherlands Development Cooperation (NDC) – The Netherlands . Export Credit Guarantee Department (ECGD) – United Kingdom . UK Export Finance – United Kingdom . Agence Francaise de Developpement – France . Compagnie Française d'Assurance Pour le Commerce Extérieur - France . Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - Switzerland . Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) - Japan . Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)- Japan . Exim Bank Korea – South Korea . Korea International Cooperation Agency – South Korea . Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Development Cooperation Division), previously AusAID - Australia . Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) – Australia . Export Credit Office (ECO) – New Zealand
Multilateral Institutions . International Monetary Fund (IMF) . International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) . International Finance Corporation (IFC) . Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) . Asian Development Bank (ADB) . Islamic Development Bank (IDB) . African Development Bank (AfDB) . European Investment Bank (EIB) . European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) . Inter-American Development Bank Group (IADB) . The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) HEAD OF ECONOMIC AND MONETARY POLICY DEPARTMENT JUDA AGUNG