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Head of Bl Representative Office Gives Public Lecture at UNPRI

BI Maintains Authenticity of Money by Eradicating Counterfeit Money

Head of Representative Office of Bank Indonesia (BI) Region IX North Sumatra-Aceh Difi Ahmad Johansyah ST MBA said, BI as a central bank was established based on the mandate of Article 23 of the 1945 Constitution. The state has a bank whose structure, position, authority, responsibility and independence are regulated by law. "BI's task, in accordance with Article 8 of Law No. 23 of 1999 concerning BI, is a unity for achieving BI's goals," said Difi while giving a public lecture to students of the Faculty of Economics (FE) Universitas Prima Indonesia (Unpri) about the functions and duties of Bank Indonesia (BI) Post-Bank Supervision Transfer, yesterday.

The public lecture was attended by the Head of Unpri Advisors, Dr. I Nyoman Ehrich Lister M Kes AIFM, Head of BPH Unpri Dr. Tommy Leonard SH MKn, Unpri Advisor Dr. Sofian Wijaya, MHA, Unpri Chancellor Prof, dr. Djakobus Tarigan AAI, DAAK, Vice Rector I Seno Aji SPd MEng Prac, Dean of FE Unpri Cut Fitri Rostina SE MM, Vice Dean of FE Unpri Hendry SE MM, Head of Management Study Program Widya Sari SE MSi, Secretary Juli Meliza SE MSi, Head of Accounting Study Program Ivana Nina Esterlin Barus SE Ak.

On that occasion, Difi also said that in addition to circulating money, BI must also maintain the authenticity of money by eradicating counterfeit money. The ratio of counterfeit money findings continues to decline from 20 notes/1 million notes (2010) to 7 notes/1 million notes.

In this case, Difi said, BI continues to improve the quality of rupiah money, so that it is not easily counterfeited. "BI also continuously provides education and socialization of the authenticity of money, so that the public becomes more aware of counterfeit money, for example through 3D advertising," he said. Difi also explained about monetary policy as the 'backbone' in achieving the goal of maintaining the stability of the rupiah. What is meant by the stability of the rupiah value includes stability in the prices of goods and services as reflected in inflation.

According to him, inflation is very important, because it affects people's lives. "Inflation will reduce people's purchasing power and increase poverty. Therefore, reducing inflation is the same as reducing poverty," he said. Meanwhile, Dean of FE Unpri Cut Fitri Rostina SE MM said, this public lecture is intended for all FE Unpri students, with the aim of providing knowledge about BI, which is related to the transfer of Bank supervision functions.