DPD AMPI South Sumatra Applauds MPR for Hosting National Seminar on Regional Bonds
An event organised by the MPR RI started at 10:00 Western Indonesian Time on Tuesday, 19 May 2026, at the Aston Palembang Hotel & Conference Centre. The forum brought together a range of stakeholders from government, regulators, academia, and the financial sector to discuss the opportunities of issuing regional bonds as an alternative financing for development.
Secretary of DPD AMPI of South Sumatra Province, Kemas Umar Jayanegara, praised the support from various parties that contributed to the success of the national sarasehan from the preparation stage.
‘I also wish to thank detik.com for organising this event from last night. Then, in particular to the MPR RI institution, Mr. Melkias Markus Mekeng, who has fully supported this event. May today’s sarasehan activities benefit us all, especially in building districts, cities, and the Province of South Sumatra for a better future,’ he said in a statement on Tuesday, 19 May 2026.
From observations at the venue, the hotel ballroom was filled with around 200 participants consisting of mayors, regents, and regional secretaries from all districts/cities across South Sumatra. Participants appeared enthusiastic about the forum.
This national sarasehan is held amid the still high dependence of the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD) on transfers from the central government, such as the General Allocation Fund (DAU), Special Allocation Fund (DAK), and Revenue Sharing Fund (DBH). On the other hand, regional governments are being urged to become more autonomous in financing development and improving public services.
Therefore, regional bonds are seen as a strategic solution to strengthen regional fiscal capacity while also opening space for community participation in public investment.
The event also serves as a forum for discussing to deepen understanding of the opportunities, challenges, and strategic steps for implementing regional bonds in Indonesia.
In addition to being a financing instrument for development, regional bonds are viewed as potentially becoming a public investment instrument involving communities and financial institutions in regional development.
Another aim of the event is to increase understanding among regional governments, legislatures, academia, and the public about the concept and mechanics of regional bonds, as well as to encourage investor participation in public investment at the regional level through capital market instruments.