Sebetulnya sudah banyak bank yang memberikan kredit ke industri gula, apalagi NPL kredit bermasalah yang rendah memberikan prospek yang baik pada industri yang berbasis tebu yang tidak hanya penghasil gula saja, tetapi juga turunannnya banyak seperti ethanol, kata Muliaman.
He said there were actually a lot of banks which had provided credits for sugar industries, This was because the industries' non-performing loan level was low and they had good prospects not only in sugar production but also in the making of down-stream products such as ethanol