Lani Darmawan as Country Head Consumer Banking Standard Chartered Bank Indonesia has said that the decline in foreign bank credit growth during the year 2009 and is a natural thing. According to him, berifat credit that fluctuates seasonally.
“Yes, if the data distribution of foreign bank loans down his usual stuff.’s Seasional, so volatile,” he said, after a press conference launching Priority Banking, at Hotel Mulia Jakarta, Wednesday (27/1/2010).
Known, foreign bank loans from 2009 until early October 2009 the position (year to date) decreased by 18.1 percent. Since early 2009, the distribution of credit from foreign banks fell 18.1 percent from Rp 115.5 trillion to Rp 97.8 trillion. The decline is supported by the decrease in foreign currency loans fell 36.7 percent from Rp 65.6 trillion to Rp 48.1 trillion.
So was what happened from September to the position in October 2009. Credit forex foreign banks fell 4.6 percent from Rp 50.2 trillion to Rp 48.1 trillion. And the credit of the rupiah currency rose just 2.1 percent thinner than Rp 48.7 trillion to Rp 49.7 trillion.
Lani said, credit growth continued to decline due to interest customers who experienced a decline. “Most of them much more needs to pay employee salaries, school fees, and so on,” said an example.
