Dec
01
Bank Central Asia Reins in Lending as Indonesian Bad Loans Grow
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Caution over lending has helped BCA share price outperform
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Indonesian government wants banks to boost their lending
Bank Central Asia, Indonesia’s largest bank by market value, is reining in its lending plans for next year as the economy slows and bad debt increases.
In another sign of the caution that has helped BCA’s share price outperform its peers this year, the bank expects its loans will grow by less than 10 percent in 2016, slower than the 12 percent expansion seen this year, according to Chief Executive Officer Jahja Setiaatmadja. Rising non-performing loans in Indonesia and an economic slowdown have made the bank more wary about extending credit…
Bank Central Asia Reins in Lending as Indonesian Bad Loans Grow
