“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.

They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."
"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)
(Subjects: Who/What is Kryon ?, Egypt Uprising, Iran/Persia Uprising, Peace in Middle East without Israel actively involved, Muhammad, "Conceptual" Youth Revolution, "Conceptual" Managed Business, Internet, Social Media, News Media, Google, Bankers, Global Unity,..... etc.)
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Retail sukuk bonds a hit with investors

Aditya Suharmoko, THE JAKARTA POST, JAKARTA | Tue, 02/24/2009 10:54 AM  

The volume of  the new government retail sukuk (Islamic bonds) absorbed by individual investors is exceeding government expectations. 

That was according to official figures released by the Finance Ministry on Monday. 

The government managed to book orders of up to Rp 5.56 trillion (US$ 496.4 million) of retail sukuk in less than a month, or about 3 times its initial target of Rp 1.77 trillion as originally submitted by 13 designated selling agents. 

“It’s an example of how dynamic the financial market conditions are ... “ Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said in a press conference. 

It was the first retail sukuk bond ever issued by the government.

 

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The selling agents are Bank Mandiri, Bank Syariah Mandiri, Citibank N.A., HSBC and Bank BII, as well as Danareksa Sekuritas, CIMB-GK Securities Indonesia, Reliance Sekuritas, Trimegah Securities, Andalan Artha Advisindo Sekuritas, Anugerah Securindo Indah, BNI Securities, and Bahana Securities. 

They had set a low target taking into account potential concerns of  investors over financial instruments during a financial downturn. 

“We’ll sell our bonds as long as the price is rational, and the profile won’t burden the state budget. We’ll always cope with the dynamic market conditions,” Mul-yani added. 

The retail sukuk is part of the government’s effort to plug the budget deficit, which is forecast to reach Rp 136.9 trillion, or 2.6 percent of the gross domestic product, this year. 

According to the Finance Ministry, 14,295 investors have so far ordered retail sukuk, 42 percent of whom are residing in Jakarta. 

A large proportion of these investors, 46 percent of them, ordered a retail sukuk purchase of less than Rp 100 million in total. 

The retail sukuk is sold at Rp 1 million per unit, with a minimum purchase of Rp 5 million. The yield is 12 percent, maturing on Feb. 25, 2012. 

Most of the investors are working as civil servants, private employees, housewives and entrepreneurs. Private employees ordered the largest bulk of purchases, equivalent to about 39 percent of the total volume of the retail sukuk, so far. 

Mulyani said the largest single purchase of retail sukuk amounted to Rp 35.3 billion, while the lowest single purchase was Rp 5 million. 

The Finance Ministry named Mandiri and HSBC as the best selling banking outlets, and then Trimegah and Andalan Artha as the best securities outlets. 

The retail sukuk will be on offer until Feb. 25. It can then be traded after being listed on the

Indonesian stock exchange as of Feb. 26. 

The government is still also considering selling international sukuk bonds and medium term notes (MTN) in the coming months. 

Bond issues are a government  option for securing funds to help cover the state budget deficit.

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