INDONESIA - BANKING - BNI Syariah Target Deposits Up 30%

JAKARTA - Bank BNI Syariah target increase assets and financing (credit) of approximately 30% in 2012 thanks to rising third-party funds (DPK).
"As of November is our asset Rp7, 8 trillion, next year we are targeting increased to 30% or approximately reached Rp10 trillion," said Director of Business BNI Syariah Widjarnako Bambang said after signing a memorandum of understanding between the seven PP Muhammadiyah Islamic banks in the office Muhammadiyah central Jakarta on Thursday.  (source)

INDONESIA - RAMADAN - SOCIAL - BNU Syariah to organize cheap bazaar

Jakarta (19 / 8) - PT Bank BNI Syariah (Syariah BNI) simultaneously today sembako cheap bazaar organized around the arm. This activity is a network management program implemented Syukur Syariah BNI is all over the branches.

"Bazaar is one of our gratitude by contributing to share in the community said Rizqullah, president of BNI Syariah as quoted in the press release that pkesinteraktif.com receive. (source)

INDONESIA - BANKING - North Sumatra market share Syariah Banking 3.6 %

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MEDAN - The market share of Islamic banking in North Sumatra, only about 3.6 percent. Of the total Islamic banking assets reached Rp Sumut 96 trillion, a new Islamic banking assets reached Rp 4.5 trillion.

According to the Secretary of the Association of Bank Syariah Indonesia (Asbisndo) as well as Area Manager North Sumatra North Sumatra Muamalat, Bambang Kusnadi, networks are less and limited human resources is still a constraint. ''In fact, we are very, very potential market,''he explained. (source)

FINANCE - 2 Islamic Banks Signed MOU with Franchise Companies

Jakarta (17/6)-2 Islamic Banks, Bank Syariah Mandiri (BSM) and Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) Syariah has signed MoU with franchise companies. Hanawijaya Director of BSM and signed MOU with My Salon Thomas Lee, in the meantime, BNI Syariah represented by it Business Director Bambang Widjanarko signed MOU with 3 frenchise companies,  Coffee Toffee,  PT Harfarm Jaya Makmur, and PT Biru Semeseta Abadi.(source)

BANKING - ASBISINDO: Astonished That Hajj Funds to be Deposited to Govt Account to Buy Sukuk

Jakarta, (1/3). The circulate letter from the minister of religious affairs is considered as distress situation for all Islamic banks, since the letter required all hajj funds mobilized by Islamic banks to be deposited to govt. account to buy sovereign sukuk. This is considered as stunned situation considering that hajj funds have been contributed greatly to the development of production sector thru the financing. (source)