SKAKEN by the fantastic case of Rp1.7 trillion fraud only in October last year, Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk. (BNI) is now already confident of making a leap. The management of the bank, with government control of 99.12 percent shares, is gathering its forces because within a few weeks the merger it has proposed between PT Bank Permata Tbk. and BNI will be decided.

A strong signal in this direction has come from the BNI boss, State Minister for