Jakarta, Feb. 26 -- President Prabowo Subianto launched Indonesia's first national bullion bank to support the government's push for the downstreaming of natural resources, aligning with his administration's eight primary missions, collectively called the Asta Cita.

The government has appointed state-run pawnbroker PT Pegadaian and state-owned Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) to provide the nation's first bullion depository service.

Prabowo inaugurated the historic service by placing a dummy gold bar into a treasure box at the Gade Tower in Jakarta on Wednesday.

The president noted that the launch of the bullion bank coincides with Indonesia's 80th anniversary of Independence Day, which will be celebrated in August this year.

He also expr...