The meeting was part of Queen Máxima’s visit to Indonesia in her role as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Financial Health.
In his opening remarks, President Prabowo expressed his high appreciation for Queen Máxima’s contributions to promoting the concept of financial health in many countries, including Indonesia.
He emphasized that Indonesia needs a structured and comprehensive national strategy, including the establishment of a cross-sectoral council that will provide direct recommendations to the President and accelerate policy implementation.
Queen Máxima, in response, expressed appreciation for Indonesia’s progress in expanding access to financial services. She highlighted that the essence of financial health is enabling people to live better today and in the future while avoiding financial vulnerabilities.
She also noted that Indonesia has made significant advances but still needs to strengthen implementation to ensure that the benefits of financial inclusion reach underprivileged communities, informal workers, and micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) actors.
Thursday’s meeting signaled a new phase of strategic cooperation between Indonesia and the international community in strengthening the national financial policy framework, promoting safe and affordable financial services, and enhancing family-level financial literacy and resilience.
The Financial Services Authority and Statistics Indonesia previously reported that, based on the 2025 National Survey of Financial Literacy and Inclusion, Indonesia’s financial inclusion index reached 80.51 percent.
This reflected an increase from the 2024 survey, which recorded an inclusion rate of 75.02 percent.
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Translator: Fathur Rochman, Raka Adji
Editor: Primayanti
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