Covid-19 and The Effectiveness of Monetary Policy Quantitative Easing Indonesia
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The basis for this research is to examine the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Indonesian financial markets and the dynamics of monetary policy. Focus on monetary policy conducted by Bank Indonesia regarding Quantitative Easing . The study was conducted using balance sheet information from a sample of 38 private foreign exchange banks in Indonesia to then find out whether policies have an effect on " loan growth ", and how the response to bank loan growth is in responding to the crisis episode caused by the COVID-19 pandemic . The data is taken from the first quarter of 2019 to the second quarter of 2021. Using panel data, a cross section of thirty-eight banks and time series data . This research found. First, the securities of Bank Indonesia conducted Quantitative Easing at the beginning of the year, until September 2020 amounting to Rp. 666 trillion resulted in an increase in total banking assets. Second, the Covid-19 factor has become a significant negative factor for credit growth amid the QE policies that have been carried out by Bank Indonesia. Third, the total bank deposit has a negative correlation with the rate of credit growth but is not significant. Finally, the overall analysis of this research shows that QE (Quantitative Easing) has a small impact on loan growth ( loan growth ) even though it has included the bank health factor ( Bank Health ) which represents the trust factor in the banking system.
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