INDONESIA - BANKING - QNB Kesawan Turns to Loss in First Half

www,theindonesiatoday.com - JAKARTA (Indonesia Today) - PT Bank QNB Kesawan Tbk booked net loss of Rp11.67 billion in the first half of 2012, flipped from net profit of Rp10.7 billion in the corresponding period of 2011.
The bank actually posted higher net interest income of Rp87.4 billion, representing an increase of 20% from the first half of 2011. Bank QNB Kesawan, however, suffered from substantially higher personnel and administrative expenses.  (source)

INDONESIA - BMT - BMT Trouble in DIY Reaches 10 Percent

YOGYAKARTA - DIY BMT problematic in about 10 percent of the existing number of BMT, but it is quite tarnished the institution BMT because of the rupiah value of the loss of community is quite large. From big problem BMT reported to the LOS DIY during the period September 2010-August 2011 the number of public loss of Rp 140 billion.
The remark was made Chairman of the LOS (Ombudsman Private) DIY Ananta Heri Pramono told reporters on the sidelines of the Joint Open and Public Discussion on the theme LOS DIY BMT in Economic Building Society, in Kelapa Gading Resto Yogyakarta, on Thursday evening (18 / 8). (source)