Savings accounts represent the most numerous type of deposit account. A release from the Deposit Insurance Corporation shows that the number of savings accounts reached 180.25 million, or 96.27 percent of the total number of accounts, which is 187.24 million. Although savings accounts are the most numerous, their nominal value is only Rp 1,426.9 trillion, or approximately 30 percent of the total savings of Rp 4,578.28 trillion.
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The widespread circulation of calls for mass withdrawals from banks (rush money) on social media is being taken seriously by the government because it could disrupt national economic stability. There is actually no strong reason to withdraw large sums of money. Indonesia's economic fundamentals remain quite strong. Inflation is low, the economy is growing at 5 percent, foreign exchange reserves are sufficient to finance 8 months of imports, and the rupiah exchange rate is under control.
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