Indonesian government to offer retail sukuk bonds next March

The Indonesian government will start proposing retail Islamic debt papers (sukuk) to individual investors in March, after previous issuances drew strong interest, despite the shaky global financial market.
Sales agents would be nominated on January 4 and the offering would take place in March. Government debt papers were appealing to individual investors because the return rates were higher than bank deposits and it was also viewed as safe because of government guarantees.