Indonesia opens up to local bonds

USAID is negotiating a bond guarantee scheme that could become the model for funding local water infrastructure.

Indonesian water companies could soon gain access to long-term financing through the domestic bond market, according to a well-placed source in Jakarta. To this end, USAID is already working with local investment bank Danareksa Sekuritas towards providing a partial guarantee for a rupiah-denominated bond to be issued by one of the major local water utilities.

It is hoped that the ...

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