KB wins approval under Indonesia’s stricter holding rules

Indonesia’s tightening oversight of financial conglomerates is prompting major Korean financial groups to reorganize their local ownership structures. KB Kookmin Bank is the latest to secure approval for a holding-company transition. The change is expected to have little immediate impact on KB’s Indonesian operations. Industry officials view it primarily as a compliance measure as Jakarta imposes more centralized supervision and additional requirements on financial groups operating across multip