Bank Negara Indonesia saw its non-performing loan ratio increase from 2.3% in 2019 to 4.2% last year.
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Indonesia's agritechs provide vision of a sustainable recovery
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Indonesia CBG seeks digital route to increasing GDP growth
September 2, 2019Indonesia’s central bank governor predicts a bright future for the country on the back of solid monetary policies and increased infrastructure expenditure.
All eyes on Indonesia as Asia's banks look to strike
February 1, 2019Indonesia’s banks are in a strong position, enjoying the steady GDP growth and high levels of liquidity. Despite some potential hurdles, international banks are including the country in their expansion plans. Kimberley Long reports.
Bambang Brodjonegor: Indonesia has eyes fixed on poverty reduction
January 2, 2019Indonesia is contending with natural disasters, investors de-risking and general election uncertainty. But the government will not shrink from its aim of poverty reduction, minister for national development planning Bambang Brodjonegor tells Adrienne Klasa.
Assets up, profits down for Indonesia
October 9, 2018Indonesia's top banks have been building up their balance sheets – but profitability is declining.
Sri Mulyani Indrawati: Indonesia's two-decade transformation
August 31, 2018Indonesia's finance minister described how the changes made because of the 1998 Reformasi Movement gave the country a new lease of life that it still benefits from.
Slow progress for Indonesia’s BRI high-speed railway
April 3, 2018China’s Belt and Road Initiative is set to include the first high-speed railway in Indonesia, but questions linger on the funding prospects for the $6bn project. Nikkei staff writer Erwida Maulia reports.