2015-06-30
Bank Indonesia issued Circular Letter No. 17/18/DKEM to amend the prudential principles governing external debt management for non-bank corporations in Indonesia. The regulation clarifies the classification of foreign currency assets and liabilities by defining specific exclusions for accounts receivable and liabilities linked to strategic infrastructure projects or rollover processes. It further establishes credit rating requirements for joint venture entities and provides detailed supporting documentation standards for compliance with mandatory rupiah usage regulations.
No.17/18/DKEM Jakarta, 30th June 2015 CIRCULAR LETTER To ALL NON-BANK CORPORATIONS IN INDONESIA Subject: Amendment of 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. 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) and Bank Indonesia Regulation Number 17/3/PBI/2015 concerning Mandatory Use of the Rupiah within the Territory of the Republic of Indonesia (State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 70 of 2015, Supplement to the State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 5683), it is necessary to make amendments in the 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, as follows:
Provision of points I.B is to be amended so as to read as follows: B. Foreign Currency Liabilities
Foreign Currency Liabilities are all Foreign Currency liabilities to Residents and Non-Residents, including those originating from forward, swap and/or option transactions that mature: 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.
Foreign Currency Liabilities that will mature shall not be considered as Foreign Currency Liabilities if: a. in the rollover, revolving, or refinancing process, upon underlying of transactions pursuant to the Bank Indonesia regulation concerning mandatory use of the Rupiah within the territory of the Republic of Indonesia; and/or b. as a Foreign Currency Liabilities dedicated for project financing with a residual maturity of 6 (six) months as long as guaranteed by loan withdrawal which timetable of withdrawal according to Foreign Currency Liabilities that must be paid and the transactions pursuant to the Bank Indonesia regulation concerning mandatory use of the Rupiah within the territory of the Republic of Indonesia Example: PT A builds infrastructure project in Indonesia in the form of power plant with Foreign Currency External Debt from Bank Z in United States with 10 years maturity. PT A has a series Foreign Currency Liabilities that will due to the project development constructor, namely PT B, based on agreement signed before 1st July 2015. In order to meet the series of Foreign Currency Liabilities to PT B, PT A withdraws loan funds from Bank Z with the schedule according to the series of Foreign Currency Liabilities to PT B.
In this case, PT A can exclude the upcoming the series of Foreign Currency Liabilities maturity to PT B as Foreign Currency Liabilities. 3. Supporting documentation of Foreign Currency Liabilities that are in the rollover, revolving, or refinancing process as referred to in points 2.a among others are: a. notification from the creditor affirming the Foreign Currency Liability in question is in the rollover, revolving, or refinancing process; b. loan agreement with the relevant clauses; and c. approval letter from Bank Indonesia, if underlying of transactions requires approval from Bank Indonesia to be done in foreign currency pursuant to the Bank Indonesia regulation concerning mandatory use of the Rupiah within the territory of the Republic of Indonesia. 4. Supporting documentation of Foreign Currency Liabilities in order to project financing Foreign Currency Loan referred to points 2.b among others are: a. loan agreement that includes withdrawal date of loan funds according to obligations that must be paid; b. corporations statement that the loan is used for fulfilling Foreign Currency Liabilities with a residual maturity of 6 (six) months; and c. approval letter from Bank Indonesia, if underlying of transactions requires approval from Bank Indonesia to be done in foreign currency pursuant to the Bank Indonesia regulation concerning mandatory use of the Rupiah within the territory of the Republic of Indonesia. 3. Provision of points I.E.3 is to be amended so as to read as follows:
Fax : 021-3800134, 021-3501974 E-mail : LLDKPPK@bi.go.id 2. Any changes to the correspondence address will be notified through mail and/or other media. 5. An Appendix including amended Appendix I is attached following page 7 and integral part of this Bank Indonesia Circular Letter. Enforcement of this Bank Indonesia Circular Letter shall commence on 30 June 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 17/18/DKEM, DATED 30TH JUNE 2015 CONCERNING AMANDMENT OF 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 BBEquivalent Rating Domestic Rating Agencies PT. Pemeringkat Efek Indonesia (PEFINDO) BBPT. Fitch 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