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The Indonesia Commercial Banking Report Provides Independent Forecasts and Competitive...

Mon Jun 2, 2008 9:00pm EDT
The Indonesia Commercial Banking Report Provides Independent Forecasts and Competitive Intelligence on This Sector

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c93412) has announced the
addition of "Indonesia Commercial Banking Report Q2 2008" to their
offering.

   Executive Summary

   In March 2008, we updated all data for the 59 countries surveyed
with official figures, sourced from central banks and regulators. In
most cases, we were able to find data that pertained to the end of
2007: in almost all other cases, the data pertains to September 30
2007. As a result, the insights that we derive on particular countries
are based on consistently sourced information that is far more current
than it had been previously.

   Although we gather data for countries such as the US, Japan,
Australia and the eurozone, the vast majority of the 59 countries
whose banking industries we survey are, or are generally seen as
being, emerging markets. For all the widely publicised problems of
large banks in developed countries, in the wake of the subprime
banking crisis in the US, 2007 was an extremely good year for the
banking sectors of the emerging markets. In local currency terms, the
median growth in assets was 21% (in Brazil). The median rates of
growth in loans to non-bank customers and in deposits were 22% (in
India) and 18% (in Morocco). In some countries - and not just those
enjoying oil booms - the figures were spectacular. In Ukraine, for
instance, assets and deposits rose by 76% and 62% respectively. Loans
grew by more than one-third in Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Peru, Bahrain, Iran and Nigeria.
Deposits also rose by more than one-third in most of these countries.

   In absolute terms, Indonesia's banking sector enjoyed reasonable
growth through the year to December 31 2007. In local currency terms,
total assets, total loans and total deposits increased by 16%, 26% and
19% respectively. The loan/deposit, loan/asset and loan/GDP ratios all
rose. However, relative to other countries surveyed by BMI, these
achievements are not so impressive. Of the 59 countries surveyed,
Indonesia ranks 36th in terms of local currency asset growth, 24th in
terms of local currency loan growth and 26th in terms of local
currency deposit growth. All three of the ratios are rising from very
low levels. Indonesia's rankings in terms of its loan/deposit,
loan/asset and loan/GDP ratios are 50th, 35th and 52nd, respectively.
In a country with per capita GDP of US$1,837, deposits per capita are
just US$687.

   In Q108, we envisaged that total assets, total loans and total
deposits would rise by 12%, 15% and 15% annually through the 2007-2012
forecast period. Now, and using an improved forecasting method, we are
looking for growth rates of 14%, 17% and 14% respectively.

   Since Q108, we have calculated, on a consistent basis, a
Commercial Bank Business Environment Rating (CBBER) for each of the 59
countries surveyed. The CBBER includes an assessment of the limits of
potential returns: it does this by taking into account the size,
growth potential and bancassurance potential of the banking sector, as
well as aspects of the economy in 2007. The CBBER also depends on an
assessment of the risks to the realisation of potential returns: this
reflects BMI's assessments of overall country risk, together with the
regulatory and competitive environment. Indonesia's CBBER is 59.1. In
the context of the Asia Pacific region, this means it is no more than
a moderately attractive country, given that the CBBERs are only lower
in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Philippines and Pakistan. The major
problem is the underdevelopment of the banking sector, which is
reflected in the small relative size and the small potential for
growth. The ratings score for the market structure - the most
important component of the assessment of the limits to potential
returns - is just 56.3.

   By Asia Pacific standards, the ratings score for the economy, at
54.6, is also on the low side.

   For more information, visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c93412

Research and Markets
Laura Wood, Senior Manager
Fax: +353 1 4100 980
press@researchandmarkets.com

Copyright Business Wire 2008



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