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Against the Tide: Indonesia’s Danantara Defies Outflows with $4.6B Debut Bond Demand

Some might say that we live in a period where market logic is hard to analyze. This sentiment resurfaced after the announcement that Indonesia's state sovereign wealth fund Danantara attracted a peak orderbook for its debut US dollar bond sales of around USD $4.6 billion, which is over three times the total issuance size.

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Bank Indonesia Goes for Unexpected Interest Rate Increase to Support Rupiah

Seeing the fragile rupiah, Bank Indonesia did not want to wait for its next scheduled monthly monetary policy meeting on 17-18 June 2026. Instead, the central bank of Indonesia raised its benchmark interest rate (BI Rate) by 25 basis points (bps) to 5.50 percent on Tuesday 9 June 2025.

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BI Forex Reserves Hit 2-Year Low as Currency Interventions Intensify

In line with expectations, Bank Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves recorded a decline last month. On Monday (8 June 2026), the central bank of Indonesia stated that these reserves fell USD $1.3 billion, settling at USD $144.9 billion at the end of May 2026. This marks the lowest level of foreign exchange reserves since June 2024.

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Financial Markets Indonesia

The financial markets of Indonesia have shown a remarkable recovery from the Asian Financial Crisis in the late 1990s. Prudent fiscal management and foreign confidence in the country's strengthening economic fundamentals are behind robust economic growth.

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Doing Business in Indonesia

Indonesia is not the easiest place to start an enterprise or, generally, to conduct business. In this section the reader can find valuable information about Indonesia's investment climate, about how to set up a company or representative office, the risks that are involved in investing in Indonesia, analyses of commodities, listed companies and business sectors, and more.

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Cultures, Histories & Demography

Indonesia is the world's fourth-most populous country, implying that significant cultural, ethnic, religious and linguistic diversity can be found within its boundaries. This section provides the reader background information about the people of Indonesia, its (political and economic) histories, religions, and more.

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The second edition of our flagship Energy Research Report is scheduled to be released soon. The second edition includes special focus on Indonesia's renewable energy potential. Soon we will share more information about the upcoming release...

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Indonesia is the fourth-most populous nation on earth. The composition of this population is characterized by a high degree of variety in terms of culture, religion, and language.