JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) Tbk (BBRI) is optimistic its loan to expand 15-17% this year though the economic is on its slowdown.

The infrastructure projects would be the strong stimulus for the country’s economy. By March 2015, BBRI’s loan grew by 9.4% to Rp472.9 trillion.

PT Bank Mandiri Tbk (BMRI) is also optimistic to achieve its 15-17% loan growth target for this year. In first quarter of this year, BMRI’s loan rose 13.3% to Rp532.8 trillion.