Indonesia
Retail Banking Forum 2014 kicks off in Jakarta, Indonesia
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Indonesian banks predict they won't outperform their 2013 results
What could be behind this forecast?
Indonesian firms cast doubt on banks' outlook this year
2013 results hard to beat, they say.
Bank Rakyat Indonesia's profits up 14% to IDR21.4t in 2013
Thanks to these 3 growth drivers.
Bank Rakyat Indonesia's loan growth pegged at 18% in 2014
Will it stay ahead of peers?
Asia-Pac insurers seen to splurge US$18.1b on technology next year
That's 5.6% more than previous forays.
Why big Indonesian banks are buffered enough against losses
Thanks to 'loss-absorption' cushions.
Indonesia’s banking credit to slow down in 2014
Caused by effort to stabilize the economy. Central bank governor Agus Martowardojo expects credit to expand slower from 15.5% to 16.3% next year from this year's credit growth estimate of 20%. Part of the stabilization program is the effort to keep the Indonesia’s current account deficit at a favorable level, he said. High interest rates in the banking sector are also causing banking credit to falter. "With the current higher banks' interest rate, it is going to push the growth of the credit to the range (of 15.5% to 16.3%)," said Martowardojo.
Here's why some Asian Central Banks are raising rates
An easy exit from their current account deficits?
Indonesia and China extend Bilateral Currency Swap Arrangement
BCSA represents strong financial cooperation between both countries.
Taswin Zakaria named president director of Bank Internasional Indonesia
Chosen for his deep knowledge of Indonesia’s business environment.
BCA hiked IDR time deposit rate by 50-75bp to 6.25%
Third hike this year.
Mirza Adityaswara named Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia
He’s an “outsider” in Indonesia’s central bank.
Bank Rakyat Indonesia has the highest Tier 1 ratio among the top 4 banks
It will remain so over the next 18 months.
3 reasons why Indonesia's top 4 banks can't be knocked off
Are domestic peers still no match?
Why Bank Negara Indonesia has the weakest asset quality versus peers
NPL dropped sharply in 2008.
Top 4 Indonesian banks' liquidity supported by their 'safe haven' status
They have higher CASA ratios.
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