Indonesia

Bank Mandiri Q1 2010 profit up 43%

Lender posted $222.3mln net profit due to lending surge and strong growth in fee income.

Bank Mandiri Q1 2010 profit up 43%

Lender posted $222.3mln net profit due to lending surge and strong growth in fee income.

Danamon 1Q 2010 profit up 78% at $78mln

Net profit growth attributed to surge in loans and cost of credit improvement.

Bank Mandiri plans three-fold rise in rights offering

Decided to raise figure to about $776mln from $221mln due to improving economic and political conditions.

Bank Mandiri eyes $221mln rights issue

Move targeted to strengthen capital adequacy ratio and boost lending.

Bank Central Asia launches Islamic lending division

BCA Syariah is lender's answer to growing demand for Islamic banking of  85% of Indonesia's population.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia 2009 net up 23%

27% loan growth and 17% net interest income surge boosted lender’s net profit that beat expectations.

Indonesia seeks Bank Rakyat - Bank Agro deal

Deal can boost BRI’s micro-credit business to 33% or more as it absorbs Bank Agro’s customers.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia to acquire Bank Agro

Takeover crucial to BRI as it beefs up its assets to become competitive in international market.

Bank Central Asia profit up 17% to $745mln

Improving net interest revenues and fee based income were drivers for lender's growth.

Bank Indonesia to defer single presence rule implementation

BI governor agreed to 2 years postponement as state-owned lenders proposed for total exemption.

2 Indonesian banks' rights issues deadline extension possible

BNI and Mandiri can have more time to submit plans within the context of the process.

Bank Danamon 2009 net unchanged at $165.24mln

Lender’s CAR topped 20.7% as its equity grew 49% despite flat profit performance.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia mulls acquiring Bank Agroniaga’s stake

Bank Rakyat is eyeing more than 50% stake 3 years after its last acquisition.

Sharia banks in Indonesia may offer bigger returns

Bank Mega Syariah Indonesia said demand for Islamic products could boost Islamic lender's ROE by 40%.

Profits of Indonesian banks up 47.7% on lending margins

Surge attributed to bank’s preference to maintain high lending margins despite low 10% lending growth.

Mandiri partners with Indian bank for remittance operations

Tie-up between Mandiri and SBI Indonesian unit aimed to capitalise on numerous Indians working overseas.

Bank Indonesia to regulate lending among banks

The country's central bank wants to discourage stockpiling of high-interest notes by enforcing standard repurchasing agreement.