SINGAPORE: Foreign banks that have been frustrated trying to break into one of the world’s most-profitable countries for banking, Indonesia, now may have a way. Buy two lenders, merge them – you may get management control while Indonesia gets to cut its weakest players and consolidate its banking sector.
After Indonesia imposed rules three years ago that limited foreign ownership of its banks to 40%, the ground shifted again this year.
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