Bank Mandiri Bank Terbaik di Indonesia Usulkan Aturan Resiprokal - Bank reiterated its discourse about the application of the principle of reciprocity (equality) of foreign banks operating in the country and local banks operating abroad. This was conveyed by the Director of Bank Mandiri, Zulkifli Zaini in a hearing with the House Finance Committee, Wednesday, February 6, 2013.
Zul said, the presence of foreign banks in the country should meet the principle of mutual benefit, fairness, and equality of treatment. Not just in terms of business expansion such as the opening of subsidiaries and branch offices, network automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic data capture (EDC). But also the composition of capital and the business about the use of the local currency. "So there is equal treatment to foreign banks.
Zul complained about the treatment received by the Bank in its expansion abroad. "We were only allowed to open a branch office in Singapore is limited. While Singapore opened hundreds of branches in Indonesia. Mandiri No ATM in Singapore while thousands of Singapore Bank ATM in the country. Malaysian, too," he said.
In fact, Zul explains, in Shanghai, China, the bank can only transact in U.S. dollars. Different conditions in the country, Bank of China origin can raise funds in dollars. "If the principle resiprokalitas only be collected in U.S. dollars. At Shanghai we only allowed the renminbi in the third year, they even had to gain it," he said.
In his presentation, Zul also proposed restrictions on foreign ownership in domestic banks. "The number of foreign ownership in Indonesian banks eg maximum 49 percent of the total holdings of foreign banks in Indonesia," he said.
Zul said, the presence of foreign banks in the country should meet the principle of mutual benefit, fairness, and equality of treatment. Not just in terms of business expansion such as the opening of subsidiaries and branch offices, network automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic data capture (EDC). But also the composition of capital and the business about the use of the local currency. "So there is equal treatment to foreign banks.
Zul complained about the treatment received by the Bank in its expansion abroad. "We were only allowed to open a branch office in Singapore is limited. While Singapore opened hundreds of branches in Indonesia. Mandiri No ATM in Singapore while thousands of Singapore Bank ATM in the country. Malaysian, too," he said.
In fact, Zul explains, in Shanghai, China, the bank can only transact in U.S. dollars. Different conditions in the country, Bank of China origin can raise funds in dollars. "If the principle resiprokalitas only be collected in U.S. dollars. At Shanghai we only allowed the renminbi in the third year, they even had to gain it," he said.
In his presentation, Zul also proposed restrictions on foreign ownership in domestic banks. "The number of foreign ownership in Indonesian banks eg maximum 49 percent of the total holdings of foreign banks in Indonesia," he said.