Japan's SMFG most serious bidder for Indonesia's Bank Permata stake - regulator

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Japan's SMFG is the most serious bidder competing for a stake in Indonesia's PT Bank Permata , Slamet Edy Purnomo, a deputy commissioner at Indonesia Financial Service Regulator (OJK), said on Friday. Just two bidders are now vying for the stake in the mid-sized lender which is controlled by Standard Chartered and PT Astra International , who each own a 45% stake, Purnomo told reporters."Permata is finalising (the bidding process). It now depends on the shareholders to..