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The hospital sector of Indonesia is promising. Therefore, several investors are eager to expand into the nation's hospital business. For example, the Mayapada Group will add five hospitals to its portfolio over the next 12 months. Another example is Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat that also plans to acquire a number of hospitals with a focus on the new market that is created under the central government's universal healthcare program.
One of the biggest problems in relation to infrastructure development or construction projects in Indonesia is the land acquisition process. Many projects have been delayed - or cancelled altogether - because local land owners refuse to sell their land to the developers of the project, or, they only agree to sell land at very costly prices.
There are various listed companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange that are planning to conduct a rights issue in the second half of 2017 in an effort to generate new funds for business expansion. Samsul Hidayat, Director of Corporate Listing at the Indonesia Stock Exchange, added that some companies are planning the rights issue in order to comply with the minimum 7.5 percent free float regulation.
The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) could force companies to delist if they will not comply with the minimum 7.5 percent free float regulation soon. Back in January 2014 the IDX announced it would force all listed companies to have a minimum free float ratio of 7.5 percent per 31 January 2016 (BEI No. Kep-00001/BEI/01-2014). This regulation was designed in an effort to boost market liquidity and raise trade volume on the IDX.
