Indonesia's push to boost lending may backfire as banks suffer
Banks not willing to lend due to lack of deposits, more bad loans and sluggish economy
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INDONESIA'S efforts to revive economic growth by bringing down lending rates are at risk of backfiring as they make banks the worst performers in the Jakarta Composite Index.
The Jakarta Stock Exchange Finance Index fell 5.1 per cent, the most among nine industry groups, since Feb 29 when the Financial Services Authority said it would cap deposit rates and force banks to make similar reductions to their loan rates. The regulator, known as the OJK, said the move would save banks money and encourage them to disburse more credit to spur lending growth that's slowed to less than half the average over the last five years.
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