Indonesia raises 100 billion yen from Samurai bond issuance; govt now considering carbon tax


JAKARTA, May 21 (Reuters): Indonesia raised 100 billion yen (US$920.56 million) from the sale of Samurai bonds in six tranches amid solid demand from Japanese and overseas investors, the finance ministry has announced.

The shortest tenure of 3 years had a 0.33% coupon, compared with last year's 1.13%, while the 20-year bonds had a 1.44% coupon versus a 1.80% coupon in the previous sale, the ministry said in a statement.

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