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        "id": 1806059,
        "msgid": "before-buying-danantara-bonds-foreign-investors-pose-critical-questions-1781599810",
        "date": "2026-06-15 22:34:42",
        "title": "Before Buying Danantara Bonds, Foreign Investors Pose Critical Questions",
        "author": " ",
        "source": "GALERT",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Finance",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Danantara sovereign wealth fund secured US$1.5 billion from global markets after facing rigorous questioning from foreign investors during a multi-city roadshow. Investors initially harboured doubts about Indonesia's economic direction and governance but were persuaded by direct explanations, leading to strong demand for the dual-tenor bonds. The issuance, split into five- and ten-year tranches, is seen as a vote of confidence in the fund's transparency and accountability.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA \u2014 Behind Danantara\u2019s success in raising US$1.5 billion from\nglobal markets lies a rigorous testing process by foreign investors.\nBefore purchasing the bonds, they first posed a series of critical\nquestions regarding Danantara\u2019s policies, governance, and investment\ndirection.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Investment and Downstreaming\/Head of the Investment\nCoordinating Board (BKPM) and concurrently Head of BPI Danantara, Rosan\nRoeslani, stated that the roadshow was conducted from 3 June to Hong\nKong, Singapore, Boston, London, and New York. During these meetings,\nDanantara explained its investment policies and institutional plans to\ninvestors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Q&amp;A was indeed intense, very intense,\u201d Rosan said while\nbriefing journalists alongside Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi\nat the Presidential Palace Complex on Monday, 15 June.<\/p>\n<p>According to Rosan, some investors had previously harboured doubts\nabout the Indonesian economy and the government\u2019s policy direction.\nHowever, after receiving direct explanations, investor perception\nreportedly began to shift positively.<\/p>\n<p>Rosan noted that Danantara met with approximately 122 investors.\nFollowing the roadshow, Danantara conducted a book-building process to\ngauge purchase interest from prospective investors.<\/p>\n<p>The bonds were divided into two tenors: US$750 million each for\nfive-year and ten-year maturities. The five-year tenor carries a yield\nof 5.35 percent, while the ten-year tenor offers 5.95 percent. Yield\nrepresents the return demanded by investors when purchasing debt\nsecurities; if risk is perceived as high, the requested yield typically\nrises accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Rosan said the results demonstrate that Danantara\u2019s credibility has\nbeen accepted by investors. He also emphasised that openness,\ntransparency, governance, and accountability were maintained throughout\ncommunications with the market.<\/p>\n<p>According to Rosan, the positive investor response was evident from\nthe high demand for the bonds, which he described as proof that investor\nconfidence in Indonesia remains strong.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/before-buying-danantara-bonds-foreign-investors-pose-critical-questions-1781599810",
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