BNI, Niaga face tough Q1 with profits under pressure
Bareksa • 30 Apr 2014
State-owned lender Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) president director Gatot M. Suwondo (center) is accompanied by deputy director Felia Salim (right) and finance director Yap Tjay Soen (left) during a press conference in Jakarta on Tuesday. - (The Jakarta Post/Ricky Yudhistira)
Both CIMB Niaga and BNI’s lending quality were well-maintained with a gross non-performing loan (NPL)
The Jakarta Post - Indonesia’s major lenders Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) and CIMB Niaga saw their net profit growth squeezed in the first quarter of this year from the same quarter last year amid what they called a “challenging” environment for the banking industry.
State-owned BNI announced on Tuesday that its bottom line profit grew 15.6 percent to Rp 2.4 trillion (US$207.81 million) as of March this year compared to the same period a year ago. Throughout last year, the bank booked 28.5 percent profit growth.