Indonesia

Bank Jabar plans to buy a majority stake in 51 rural banks this year to tap the potential of small and micro businesses.

Indonesia is planning to introduce more monetary measures to ease volatility.

Higher income from interest and transaction fees pushed BNI's first quarter net profits up by 23 percent.

Bank Indonesia's new rules setting caps on a single lender's ownership percentage of banks is dependent the acquiring bank's financial health.

ANZ Indonesia will focus on lending to exporters as it aims to be Indonesia’s leading lender to commercial businesses within three years.

Transaction complexity is holding back the growth of Internet banking in Indonesia.

Malaysia’s CIMB and Maybank would be the most affected by Indonesia's new regulation limiting the maximum bank ownership of a single shareholder to below 50 percent.

Maybank is hoping that a proposed limitation of shareholding in Indonesian banks will not apply to the banking group.

Margin income and profit sharing pushed Bank Syariah Mandiri's first quarter net profit up by 42.87 percent from last year to Rp192.72 billion or US$20.6 million.

Bank Permata is hoping to beef up its capital by up to US$75.6 million or Rp 700 billion from the first issuance of subordinated bonds.

An Indonesian bank will build on the success of its mobile banking program.

Commonwealth Bank Indonesia is tapping into the increasing number of middle-class people using mobile banking.

Indonesia’s banks are attracting foreign firms for its booming growth and an untapped market of tens of millions.

Bank Islam Malaysia is still keen on buying a stake in a Islamic financial institution in Indonesia although no decision has been made on potential Indonesian acquisitions.

Indonesia is again on the front pages of the newspapers, now it is the largest bank acquisition since years. DBS Singapore will take full control of Danamon Bank.

Bank Jabar reported a 21 percent increase in lending in the first quarter of the year.