Indonesian state banks surge, private rivals sag over Prabowo’s policies
Finance
Government-backed lenders face rising asset and loan risks after stellar Q1 profits
Bank Mandiri, Indonesia’s largest lender by assets, is among state-owned banks that enjoyed double-digit profit growth in the January-March quarter. But analysts expect risks from government policies to surmount the windfall over a longer period. © AP
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s banking industry was a tale of two subsectors in the first three months of 2026, as major state-owned banks rode government programs to log double-digit profit growth while their private rivals slowed.
