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Turkey frontier-market warning puts index access at risk

Turkey's frontier-market warning from S&P Dow Jones turns transparency concerns into an index-access risk with a one-year review clock.

By Avery Lin
Banking

Indonesia banks repatriate $640M as Prabowo risk rises

Indonesia banks repatriated $640 million since 2024 as Prabowo's state-led turn deepened fears over rupiah pressure and local funding.

By Naomi Voss
Markets

MSCI keeps South Korea EM status, delays Indonesia review

MSCI kept South Korea as an emerging market and pushed Indonesia's review to November, leaving FX access and frontier-risk questions in focus.

By Avery Lin
Markets

Danantara bond sale raises $1.5bn after Indonesia rout

Danantara bond sale raised $1.5 billion, drawing orders even as Indonesia’s bonds, rupiah and policy mix stayed under pressure.

By Avery Lin
Markets

Indonesia rupiah slide tests credibility after 8% drop

Indonesia rupiah weakness has put officials' credibility on trial after an 8 per cent drop, a 39 per cent stock slide and fresh inflow pledges.

By Avery Lin
Markets

Indonesia stocks hit five-year low as rupiah sets record

Indonesia stocks fell 5.2% and the rupiah hit a record low as oil-driven inflation pressure forced a harder EM rates trade.

By Avery Lin
Deals

A forgotten Hong Kong listing format is back

Hong Kong HDR listing plans by Merdeka Gold would revive a 12-year-dormant format and test Asia's IPO appetite beyond China.

By Naomi Voss
Deals

MUFG explores Danamon stake options, including take-private

MUFG is reviewing a take-private or partial sale of its 92.5 per cent Danamon stake as tighter Indonesian float rules force a choice on ownership.

By Naomi Voss
Commodities

Indonesia commodity exports: Jakarta targets trader margins

Indonesia commodity exports are at the centre of a state push to capture trader margins, tighten FX control and test how far resource nationalism can run.

By Reza Najjar
Economy

Bank Indonesia rate hike in play as rupiah plumbs new lows

Bank Indonesia rate hike bets rose after the rupiah hit 17,670 per dollar, with economists split on a 25-basis-point move to 5.00 per cent.

By Helena Brandt
Markets

Indonesia export controls turn commodity policy into market risk

Indonesia export controls hit coal and palm oil stocks as investors price a wider test of margins, FX retention and state intervention.

By Sloane Carrington
Banking

Asia-Pacific banks raise Iran war provisions as $180B credit risk looms

Asia-Pacific banks have set aside $3.8 billion in combined war-related provisions as the Iran conflict's oil shock and trade disruption begin flowing into corporate and consumer credit risk. S&P warns a prolonged conflict could drive $180 billion in additional credit losses.

By Naomi Voss