Bank Syariah Indonesia targets nation's Islamic finance ambitions

Merged lender to issue global sukuk and serve micro and small businesses

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Indonesia's Deputy State Enterprise Minister Kartika Wirjoatmodjo, center, poses with executives at the head office of new entity Bank Syariah Indonesia. (Photo courtesy of bank)

ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- Indonesia is seeking to supercharge its Islamic finance ambition with the launch this week of the country's largest sharia-compliant lender, Bank Syariah Indonesia.

The new entity is the product of a merger between the sharia subsidiaries of the country's three top state-owned lenders -- Bank Rakyat Indonesia, Bank Mandiri and Bank Negara Indonesia.

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