71.   And the agency recently proposed that capital requirements be doubled for banks that specialize in high-risk loans to people with inferior credit histories.

72.   As an incentive a participating stockbroker would be allowed to open additional branches - subject to minimum capital investment requirements.

73.   Asked if the suspended companies were allowed to merge to enable them to meet the capital requirement, Putu said it was up to them.

74.   Banks can reduce costs by avoiding reserve and capital adequacy requirements since with assets securitised, they no longer appear on the balance sheet.

75.   Bank Indonesia has set a tough minimum capital requirement for private banks.

76.   Banthoon said if the BOT chose to relax the capital requirements for an additional six months, it would not be a good thing.

77.   Basically, capital adequacy requirements will be set against the types of activity undertaken and the risks involved.

78.   Capital requirements and reserves for the remaining Indonesian banks will be strengthened.

79.   He said the combined paid-up capital of the banks was expected to exceed the minimum capital requirement set by the government this year.

80.   Hendrik expects Bank Tamara and the four banks involved in the talks will meet the minimum capital requirement by the end of this year.