JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – PT Bank Central Asia (BCA) Tbk (BBCA) plans to inject Rp400 billion to its syariah unit, PT Bank BCA Syariah, bringing its unit into BUKU 2 classified bank with core capital of minimum Rp 1 trillion.

BCA Syariah has assigned by central securities depository PT Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia (KSEI) to manage investors’ accounts for trading syariah-based securities.

As at March 2015, BCA Syariah’s core capital reached Rp629.11 billion with capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of 25.53%. BCA Syariah also plans to become reserves bank when entering BUKU 2 category.