AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoMarket Shock: MSCI’s proposal to move Indonesia from emerging- to standalone-market status sent the Jakarta Composite Index down 11.57% on Friday, its steepest one-day fall since 1998. The rupiah weakened to around Rp18,070 per US dollar, while regulators announced sanctions over alleged share-trading violations and officials urged calm. Danantara says it plans to invest $5 billion in Indonesian businesses over the next six to nine months. Haze Crisis: Fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan are sending toxic smoke across the region. Singapore will warn seven Indonesian companies it links to fires and is weighing fines or charges; smoke has also been detected high above Jakarta. Indonesia is stepping up firefighting as neighboring countries call for stronger ASEAN cooperation. Trade and Local Business: Indonesia secured US$50 million in durian trade deals with China, while new Red and White Cooperative outlets in South Jakarta aim to give local MSMEs more space to sell their products.
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