INDONESIA - BANKING - Office channeling BRI Syariah will be 500 units

www.kontan.co.id - BANDUNG. BRI Syariah targeting to open 438 new office channeling along this year. The effort was intended to boost the contribution of micro finance business recorded was less than 15% of the total financing of companies whose reach Rp 11 trillion per first quarter of 2012.

The reason, Eko B Suharno, Director of BRI Syariah express, micro financing business recorded a rapid growth, ie 60% to Rp 1.3 trillion to the end of March this year. Therefore, the development of the business should be supported by an extensive network of offices.

"At this time, BRI Syariah new office channeling as much as 62 units. Expected, to 500 units by the end of the year. Expansion of the network in this way is still cheaper than opening a branch office or branch," he said on Tuesday (8/5). (source)

INDONESIA - BANKING - BII Sharia expansion in East Java

www.suarapembaruan.com - [JAKARTA] PT Bank International Indonesia Tbk (BII) to expand the network by opening Sharia BII office channeling simultaneously in 15 BII branch offices in East Java. 15 Branch Office (KCP) Iitu Kertajaya namely, Cotton Krampung, Manyar, ITC Mega Wholesale, Tunjungan Plaza, Kedungdoro, Pasar Atum, Argopuro, Supermall, Pondok Chandra, Silver, HR. Muhammad, Gresik, Kepanjen, and Banyuwangi. Complements its presence in the presence of BII Sharia Branch Office (KCS) Jakarta, Semarang KCS, KCS Bandung, Surabaya KCS, KCS Banda Aceh and 79 office channeling in DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java and East Java.  (source)