Bank Papua Credit Credit Relief Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Bank Papua Credit Credit Relief Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Bank Papua Timika Branch Office applies a relaxation policy for debtors who experience problem loans during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Head of Bank Papua Branch in Timika Simon Giyai said that the application of the relaxation of the problem loans for debtors refers to the Financial Services Authority Regulation (OJK) Number 11 / POJK.03 / 2020 related to credit relief to citizens affected by the corona virus.

"Regarding this matter, we at Bank Papua have a COVID-19 team working on the problem. Every week we are asked to report from the central office, where we collect the reports from every office and network in Mimika. The process of providing relaxation policies credit for debtors who experience non-performing loans due to the impact of COVID-19 we will process referring to Nomonor OJK Regulation 11 / POJK.03 / 2020, "explained Simon.

He acknowledged that the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic that currently hit up to Mimika also severely hit the local economic sector due to various restrictions on community activities and business activities of citizens to prevent transmission of COVID-19. Bank Papua continues to open operational services, but operational hours are limited from 8:00 to 14:00 Eastern Indonesian Time.

"We follow the recommendations of the Mimika Regency Government in terms of COVID-19 emergency alert so that there are restrictions on banking operational time. We continue to provide services to our customers through existing office networks, also through electronic channel services both through the Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) and through mobile banking services, "explained Simon.

He asked customers who could access the internet to activate or register mobile banking in order to make transactions easier. Specifically in the Tembagapura area, which is the mining area of ​​PT Freeport Indonesia, Bank Papua has placed two offices, a sub-branch office at Mile 68 and a cash office at Superblock Mile 72.

"Our two offices in Tembagapura continue to operate as usual to serve the customers of PT Freeport employees and their subcontractor companies. There are quite strict health protocols implemented by the company. Our colleagues of eight people who work in Tembagapura also naturally follow the health protocol. implemented by companies to protect them from COVID-19 exposure, "explained Simon.

The biggest customers of Bank Papua apart from among the State Civil Apparatus (ASN) in the Provinces of Papua and West Papua, also come from among employees of PT Freeport Indonesia and employees of a number of its subcontractor companies.