Majority of affluent Indonesians plan to retire early

Vehicles drive past an electronic billboard (top left) showing COVID-19 coronavirus related images as they crowd a main road leading out of the capital during the early evening rush hour in Jakarta on November 30, 2021. - AFP

JAKARTA, Dec 12 (Jakarta Post/ANN): More than half of affluent Indonesians plan to retire early, according to a recent survey by London-based bank Standard Chartered, as the pandemic has prompted people to set new goals in life.

The share of Indonesians with such a plan has reached 58 percent, according to the online survey involving 15,469 emerging affluent, affluent and high-net-worth individuals across 12 countries in June and July this year.