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JAKARTA, Indonesia Today - Indonesia's Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS) has today re-launched the sale of PT Bank Mutiara Tbk (BCIC) to strategic investors.
In a announcement published on Bisnis Indonesia today, LPS said the interest buyers is required to register and submit the required documents in May 1, 2012 by the latest.
LPS had in mid of 2011 offered Bank Mutiara to some potential investors but failed to reach deal. Only 3 potential investors had sent letter of confirmation on scheduled for competing in buying all shares of Bank Mutiara Tbk (BCIC), previously known as Bank Century.
Bank Mutiara booked Rp1.11 trillion from asset restructuring program as of September 2011, or 37% of non performing assets Rp3 trillion, consisting of securities and loans.
Ahmad Fajar, treasury and international banking director of Bank Mutiara, said non performing securities total Rp1.4 trillion while non performing loan amounts Rp1.6 trillion.
Bank Mutiara posted unaudited net profit of Rp286.21 billion in nine months to September 2011, jumped 310% from Rp69.79 billion in the same period of last year.
Its assets totaled Rp12.57 trillion, surged 57.7% from Rp9.02 trillion the nine months to September 2010. (hans@theindonesiatoday.com)