Japan's SMBC to buy 35% in Indonesia auto finance units for $333m

Japan's SMBC to buy 35% in Indonesia auto finance units for $333m

Visual from the SMBC website. October 2015

Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) is buying 35 percent stakes in two Indonesian vehicle financing firms for about 40 billion yen ($333 million), sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, betting on rising incomes in the Southeast Asian nation boosting vehicle ownership.

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