Bank BUMN Berpeluang Besar Perluas Jaringan ke Singapura
State-owned Banks Have Big Chance to Expand to Singapore
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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Jakarta (B2B) - Sejumlah bank milik BUMN memiliki peluang memperluas jaringan layanan dan bersaing di Singapura apabila 'negara kota' itu memutuskan untuk melonggarkan kebijakan perlindungan. Bank Indonesia meminta otoritas moneter Singapura untuk memberi peluang bank BUMN sebagai syarat DBS Holding Group menguasai 67,4% saham Bank Danamon.
"Saya pikir itu baik untuk BNI, BRI dan Mandiri untuk membuka cabang di sana. Peluang mereka di sana sangat besar," kata Tony Prasetiantono A di Gedung Bank Indonesia di Jakarta, Rabu.
Dia mengatakan Singapura memang cenderung protektif tetapi ia juga dianggap sebagai langkah benar Bank Indonesia untuk meminta Otoritas Moneter Singapura memberi peluang kepada bank-bank BUMN Indonesia, untuk memperluas jaringan dengan memaksa Singapura memberi peluang apabila DBS Holding Group ingin menguasai 67,4% saham Bank Danamon.
"Singapura cenderung protektif sehingga sangat tepat bagi Indonesia untuk menuntut perlakuan yang sama. Itu seimbang dan saya pikir sangat baik," katanya.
Tony mengatakan bank-bank BUMN akan memiliki kesempatan untuk bersaing dan mampu menjaring nasabah di bank di Singapura.
"Kita bisa membuat nasabah bank di Singapura untuk pindah ke bank kami. Tapi harus terlebih dahulu dimulai dengan membuka cabang kecil dan kemudian yang besar," katanya.
Jakarta (B2B) - State-owned banks have bigger chances to expand and compete in Singapore if that country decides to ease its protection policy. Bank Indonesia`s move to require the Monetary Authority of Singapore to allow Indonesia`s state-owned banks to expand there to make that country`s DBS Holding Group able to acquire 67,4% of Bank Danamon shares.
"I think it is good for BNI, BRI and Mandiri to open branches there. Their chances are big," Tony A Prasetiantono said at Bank Indonesia Building here on Wednesday.
He said Singapore indeed tends to be protective but he also considered as correct Bank Indonesia`s move to require the Monetary Authority of Singapore to allow Indonesia`s state-owned banks to expand there to make that country`s DBS Holding Group able to acquire 67,4 percent of Bank Danamon shares.
"Singapore tends to be protective and so it is appropriate for us to take a reciprocal treatment. It is all appropriate and I think it is good," he said.
Tony said state-owned banks would have an opportunity to compete and win the hearts of bank customers in Singapore.
"We can make bank customers in Singapore to move to our banks. But it must be first started by opening a small branch and later a big one," he said.
