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BRI to distribute riyals for Haj pilgrims
State-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) has been appointed by the Religious Affairs Ministry to distribute Saudi Arabian riyal bank notes for Indonesian haj pilgrims
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tate-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) has been appointed by the Religious Affairs Ministry to distribute Saudi Arabian riyal bank notes for Indonesian haj pilgrims.
According to BRI corporate secretary Budi Satria, the total value of bank notes to be distributed amounts to 237.95 million riyals (US$63.45 million) or equal to Rp 750 billion.
'The distribution of the bank notes is aimed at financing the living costs of the Indonesian pilgrims and as incentives for haj tour and group leaders,' Budi said on Sunday, adding that this was not the first time that the lender had been appointed to carry out the task.
BRI expected to be able to provide enough cash for 155,200 pilgrims, 15,520 group leaders and 3,527 tour leaders, Budi said.
Apart from at its own branches, BRI will also provide the bank-note distribution service at all embarkation points across the country, such as in Aceh, Medan in North Sumatra, Palembang in South Sumatra, Pondok Gede in West Java, and Makassar in South Sulawesi.
The pilgrims are slated to leave for Saudi Arabia between Sept. 1 and 28.
