Restructuring of State-Owned Financial Institutions

Download or read book Restructuring of State-Owned Financial Institutions written by Hans Dieter Seibel and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the trend toward financial sector liberalization in recent years, state ownership of financial institutions remains widespread in the developing world. However, in general, state-owned financial institutions have under performed their private sector counterparts, and governments have sought to restructure them. This case study reviews the transformation of Bank Rakyat Indonesia from a loss-producing, overstaffed state-owned bank to the most profitable bank with the largest microbanking network in Indonesia. From the bank's experience the study seeks to draw decisive lessons for the successful transformation of other state-owned financial institutions. For Bank Rakyat Indonesia, the key driver of successful reform was the government's commitment to allow it the autonomy to restructure itself-including an emphasis on good corporate governance, supported by appropriate regulations and effective supervision.