Indonesia continues to leverage sustainable finance, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as investor priorities shift towards ESG metrics. The country’s inaugural G20 Presidency in 2022 was a platform for the country to spearhead international progress towards ESG-aligned goals. With a focus on the sustainable energy transition, priorities included a comprehensive taxonomy…
In this Global Platform video, Batara Sianturi, CEO of Citi Indonesia, details the monetary and fiscal outlook for the country and global trends that are impacting all economies. Looking ahead, the institution hopes to attract Indonesia’s unbanked population and cater to the needs of micro-, small and medium enterprises with the help of the national blueprint for payment infrastructure laid out by
– Saudi Arabia sees recentlandmark issuanceof ESG-related sukuk – Key jurisdictions registergrowth insustainable instruments in 2021 – ESG-linked sukuk projected to grow in 2022even as broader sukuk growth moderates Earlier this month Saudi Arabia’s Riyad Bank closed a $750m “sustainability” sukuk (Islamic bond), the latest in a wave of high-profile…
– Fintechs focused on remittances are capturing legacy lenders’ market share – The UN and other bodies are calling for remittance fees to be capped at 3% – Emerging markets have been at the forefront of mobile-first fintech growth – Cryptocurrency is also increasingly disrupting the remittances space A number of remittance-focused financial technology (fintech) start-ups are gaining…
Indonesia’s economy experienced a milder slowdown in 2020 than its ASEAN-5 neighbours, according the IMF’s April 2021 World Economic Outlook, and also fared better than 16 other G20 members. In spite of ongoing Covid-19-related challenges, the IMF expects Indonesia to experience robust expansion from 2021. The digital economy is slated to remain a key driver of growth, owing to the large, consumption-driven…
– Many emerging nations’ central banks are trialling or considering CBDCs – South-east Asia is at the forefront of digital banking and cryptocurrency – Cambodia has launched a CBDC, while several other states are undertaking trials – An East Asian common currency based on blockchain has been proposed The coronavirus pandemic gave rise to a massive acceleration in the spread of digital…
Alongside rising GDP and manageable public debt levels, Indonesia’s banks maintained robust performance in the six months leading to the pandemic. Monetary measures by the central bank to address headwinds in 2020 included lowering the reverse repo rate and purchasing government debt. In spite of challenges, in the first three quarters of 2020 banks sustained a consistent financing-to-assets ratio,…
Although the first quarter of 2020 was dominated by disruptions stemming from the global Covid-19 pandemic, 2019 proved a strong year for Indonesia’s economy, which maintained a steady growth rate on the back of robust domestic consumption and continuing efforts to reform policy and simplify investment procedures. This was despite the general election and uncertainty surrounding trade relations
Consolidation is one of the biggest ongoing issues in Indonesia’s banking sector, representing a challenge for the authorities but also an opportunity for investors. The hundreds of financial sector licensees across the archipelago amount to a huge supervisory obligation for the country’s two regulators: Bank Indonesia, the country’s central bank, and the Financial Services Authority…
The role of cash is declining in Indonesia, due in large part to the significant growth of online payment choices. This comes as the Covid-19 pandemic has encouraged more people around the world to opt for cashless transactions to limit the spread of the virus, a trend that may continue to boost cashless transactions in Indonesia and other countries in the coming years. While the state is not…