Cempaka Business and Economy: Banks invest big in govt bonds for safety

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Banks invest big in govt bonds for safety

Aditya Suharmoko, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 03/14/2009 2:21 PM

Placements by banks in government bonds have further increased in the past four months as banks have slowed loan expansion and seek safe investment instruments, the Finance Ministry reveals.

The report, issued by the directorate general of debt management, shows placements by banks in government bonds rose 5 percent or Rp 13.24 trillion (US$1.10 billion) to Rp 271.99 trillion as of March 12 from Rp 258.75 trillion in December 2008.

According to recently issued central bank data, banks also invested big in short-term central bank certificates (SBIs), which soared 25 percent or Rp 41.99 trillion to Rp 208.51 trillion in January from Rp 166.52 trillion in December

"Local investors, like banks, insurance companies, pension funds, and mutual funds, have increased the proportion of government bonds in their asset portfolio," director general of debt management Rahmat Waluyanto said Friday.

Aside from seeking safe-havens, Rahmat said, investment was also aimed at getting higher proceeds amid a declining trend in the central bank benchmark interest rates.

Fauzi Ichsan, an economist with Standard Chartered Bank Indonesia said there were two reasons why banks put funds into SBIs and government bonds.

"First, banks are considering the high default risk of lending to companies, and looking for safer instruments, those are SBIs and government bonds. And second, companies are putting expansion on hold as demand slows," he said.

Looking ahead, said Fauzi, would depend on the government's channelling of the fiscal stimulus.

"Now the economy depends on fiscal stimulus, not monetary stimulus. If the fiscal stimulus, aimed at infrastructure projects, can generate employment and raise people's purchasing power, companies may start expansion. This will drive banks to channel more loans," he added.

The government has unloaded the infrastructure stimulus worth about Rp 12.2 trillion, which will be implemented starting on March 18.

The economy is expected to expand by as little as 4 percent this year, according to Bank Indonesia. The economy grew 6.1 percent last year.

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