Indonesia

Indonesian banks face liquidity crunch as loans pick up

Loans-to-deposit ratio rose 94% in 2018 from 89.6% the previous year.

Indonesian banks face liquidity crunch as loans pick up

Loans-to-deposit ratio rose 94% in 2018 from 89.6% the previous year.

Indonesia's 88 fintech lenders see opportunity in US$70b credit gap

With average loan sizes of US$35,000-200,000, farming remains the main opportunity.

E-money transactions in Indonesia hit $3.3b in 2018

Users turned to digital money for e-commerce, mobile SIM top-ups, and public transport.

Bank Central Asia's net profit jumped 10.9% to $1.84b in 2018

Loan growth hit 15.1% amidst strong corporate demand.

Indonesia's Bank Mandiri mulls takeover of Standard Chartered-backed rival: report

It could merge it with Mandiri itself or with its unit, Bank Mantap.

Earnings gap between Indonesian banks widen as small players struggle

The 2018 profits of Book II banks dropped to $648.66m from $726.38m in 2017.

Indonesia's Islamic banks narrow earnings gap with conventional lenders

Return on assets rose to 1.5% in 2018 from 0.8% in 2017.

Indonesia gears to set up mega-lender to oversee 40% of banking assets

The four state banks will be put under the holding company, PT Danareska.

Indonesia urged to cut bank network to 70 lenders

The bank association believes that this is the ideal number to foster competition.

WeChat and AliPay still no-go in Indonesia

Bank Cental Asia and CIMB Niaga are still completing the necessary documents.

Indonesian banks refuse to pass rate hike burden to consumers

Borrowing costs remain low as lenders hope to stoke consumption.

Bank Negara Indonesia profit inches up 1% to $250m in Q3

Low interest expenses, which dropped 11%, boosted earnings.

How Bank Muamalat Indonesia used smart mapping technology to optimise its branch and ATM network

The bank enhanced 64% of its ATM's cost and acquired 10% more customers with 40% less branches.

Is Indonesia's bloated bank network prime for foreign takeover?

Mergers would be welcome in light of weakening rupiah.