Indonesia: Landmark global debt deals underline investor confidence

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Activity in the local markets has been rather slower, although Waluyanto argues that falling interest rates and the drop in domestic sovereign supply is spurring some activity. “What I hear from the market is that there are a number of corporations in the pipeline who are preparing to issue local currency corporate bonds,” he says. “In total the volume would be much bigger than in 2008; I don’t know exactly but about Rp15 to 20 trillion.”

Others say that activity is moribund, and that those who wish to access those markets will have to pay through the nose to do so. Still, with external corporate debt at such high levels, they may not have a choice.

To see this article in its published form, visit www.asiamoney.com. This article ran with another on Indonesia in the same edition. See it here: http://chriswrightmedia/indonesia-economy-asiamoney-may2009

 

Chris Wright
Chris Wright
Chris is a journalist specialising in business and financial journalism across Asia, Australia and the Middle East. He is Asia editor for Euromoney magazine and has written for publications including the Financial Times, Institutional Investor, Forbes, Asiamoney, the Australian Financial Review, Discovery Channel Magazine, Qantas: The Australian Way and BRW. He is the author of No More Worlds to Conquer, published by HarperCollins.

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