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However, earnings of its Indonesian subsidiary Bank Permata are likely to dip from 2Q owing to higher credit costs and lower net interest margin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The moderation in growth from this year’s projected 2% is owing to a slowdown in real income growth and consumer spending.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Segment revenue declined 24% to 24.7 billion yuan as lower mainland revenue owing to a reduction in government subsidies offset higher revenue in overseas markets, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Ofgem is considering whether to reduce what it believes to be a "typical" level of energy use, because many households have cut back owing to high prices of recent years, and energy efficiency has improved.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Early food production was less competitive with hunting-gathering in the Americas than in the Fertile Crescent or China, partly owing to the Americas’ virtual lack of domesticable wild mammals.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond