Sri Mulyani Indrawati has been a mainstay in the role for the majority of the last two decades; Indonesia has also recently issued a A$800m Kangaroo bond.
A rare week of good news has convinced some FX strategists to revise their forecasts, but it still makes sense to short the yuan while being prepared for moves in sterling and the US dollar
Poor FX risk management led to American companies losing an estimated $20 billion in the fourth quarter in 2018. Are you hedging your FX exposures in Asia correctly?
Jatin Brahmecha, CFO of Godrej (Indonesia), discusses how he effectively manages relationships in Indonesia with global and local banks, and what CFOs market should know about working in this emerging market.
China's Central Leading Group for Deepening Overall reform signaled a long-term plan for the 'negative list' policy in regulating foreign companies; Direct rupiah-RMB transactions proposed for China-Indonesia trade; Compliance rules released on Malaysia-US agreement on FATCA
The rupiah’s 17-year low against the US dollar is placing great pressure on Indonesian companies, notably property developers, who need to pay off their FX debt, credit agencies are warning. Many are also painfully under-hedged, they added.
Bank Indonesia’s no-dollar rule for cash and non-cash domestic transactions is in effect, exposing some treasurers to more rupiah volatility. They are looking closely at the policy’s exemptions and grace measures to see if they can escape its clutch.