JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – PT Bank Mandiri Tbk (BMR) still awaits Rp200 billion payment from trouble airline PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines as Merpati is now under restructuring its Rp6.7 trillion debt.

Merpati and PT Perusahaan Pengolahan Aset (PPA) have yet to offer a concrete settlement proposal for Merpati’s debt to Bank Mandiri.

Amid the tight liquidity, Bank Mandiri plans to maintain its longterm liquidity through boosting its third party funds, assets securitization, and issuing medium term notes (MTN) and bonds.

The bank plans to raise Rp750 billion from assets securitization and to raise more than Rp5 trillion via MTN and bond issues, with tenor of 5-7 years. Bank Mandiri targets its loan to grow by 15-18% this year.