Jakarta | Perusahaan Umum Jaminan Kredit Usaha Indonesia (Perum Jamkrindo) appears to be increasingly expansive in 2016. This is evident from the amount of capital expenditure (capex) to be allocated, ranging from Rp 100 billion to Rp 150 billion in 2016. In 2015, the state-owned enterprise allocated Rp 100 billion for capital expenditure.
Perum Jamkrindo's President Director, Diding S. Anwar, stated that the 2016 capex budget aims to continue improving services to the public, particularly for micro, small, and medium enterprises (UMKM). "Next year's capex has not been approved yet, but we are proposing Rp 100–150 billion to shareholders," he told Majalah Investor recently.
Regarding the investment to be made with these funds, he mentioned that most of it would be allocated for land acquisition and the construction of branch offices, as was done in 2015. Currently, only about 40 percent of the company's branch offices are owned, while the rest are rented. In addition, Jamkrindo plans to expand its branch offices and Service Unit Offices (KUP) to cover all districts and cities in Indonesia. "We are also allocating funds for the development of information technology systems and the procurement of Jamkrindo mobile service units," he added.
By the end of this year, Jamkrindo will have 56 branch offices spread across the country. Among them, 21 offices were newly inaugurated on December 15, 2015, including 10 KUP of Perum Jamkrindo.
As for the mobile service units, by the end of this year, the company will operate 35 units. Each unit will be stationed at a branch office located in the provincial capital across Indonesia. "Except for Jakarta, which will receive two units, each provincial capital branch will receive one unit," he said. (Source: beritasatu.com / Majalah Investor)