BI: Foreign or Local Banks May Acquire Small Banks
BI: Foreign or Local Banks May Acquire Small Banks
Tuesday, 03 October, 2006 | 15:12 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Bank Indonesia will not discriminate against local or foreign bankers in terms of buying small banks.
“We can’t make a difference between (foreign or local banks). There aren’t any rules for that. I’m afraid that if we make a difference, it could later disrupt stability,” said Ahmad Rizal, Director of Bank Indonesia (BI) Directorate of Licenses and Information.
He said for either foreign or local banks proposing due diligence and fit and proper tests, there will be no special treatment for them to acquire small banks in Indonesia.
Regarding BI’s provision of minimum capital of Rp80 billion, set in 2007 and Rp100 billion in 2010, many small banks prefer selling their banks to foreign investors rather than a merger. This causes foreign ownership of local banks to increase.
The last data even shows that currently foreign ownership of banks in Indonesia has already reached 42 percent from the total number of banks.
Suryani Ika Sari
Tuesday, 03 October, 2006 | 15:12 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Bank Indonesia will not discriminate against local or foreign bankers in terms of buying small banks.
“We can’t make a difference between (foreign or local banks). There aren’t any rules for that. I’m afraid that if we make a difference, it could later disrupt stability,” said Ahmad Rizal, Director of Bank Indonesia (BI) Directorate of Licenses and Information.
He said for either foreign or local banks proposing due diligence and fit and proper tests, there will be no special treatment for them to acquire small banks in Indonesia.
Regarding BI’s provision of minimum capital of Rp80 billion, set in 2007 and Rp100 billion in 2010, many small banks prefer selling their banks to foreign investors rather than a merger. This causes foreign ownership of local banks to increase.
The last data even shows that currently foreign ownership of banks in Indonesia has already reached 42 percent from the total number of banks.
Suryani Ika Sari