Indonesia issues global bonds worth $1.85 bln and EUR600 mln

By Vietnam News Agency
Mon, October 13, 2025 | 10:38 pm GMT+7

The Indonesian Government, through the Ministry of Finance, issued global government bonds (SUN) in two foreign currencies (dual-currency) - the USD dollar and the euro, in an SEC-registered format.

Indonesia's Finance Ministry building. Photo courtesy of tempo.co.

Indonesia's Finance Ministry building. Photo courtesy of tempo.co.

From the issuance of the U.S. dollar-denominated SUN, the government raised $1.85 billion, or 30.6 trillion Rp. Meanwhile, from the euro-denominated bonds, the country raised EUR600 million, or IDR11.5 trillion.

This transaction marks the Indonesian Government's successful issuance of SEC-registered global bonds for the 17th time, read an announcement on the official website of the Directorate General of Financing and Risk Management at the Ministry of Finance on October 12.

Three series of global government bonds were issued: RI0431 with a 5.5-year tenor and maturity on April 16, 2031. The nominal value of this series was $600 million with a yield of 4.35%. Then there was the RI0436 series with a 10.5-year tenor, maturity on April 16, 2036, with a yield of 4.95%, for an issuance value of $1.25 billion.

Furthermore, there was the RIEUR1033 series with an 8-year tenor, maturity on October 16, 2033, with a yield of 3.752%, valued at 600 million EUR. The issuance of the EUR-denominated SUN was carried out in the format of the SDG thematic bond (SDG bond).

The pricing date for the three SUN series was October 8, 2025, with the settlement date set for October 16, 2025. The proceeds from this issuance will be used to finance the 2025 State Budget (APBN).

The Indonesian Government announced the opening of bids for USD-denominated SUN during the Asian morning session on October 8, 2025, followed by the announcement of bids for EUR-denominated SUN at the opening of the European market on the same day.

The offerings successfully attracted global investor interest, as evidenced by order books exceeding $4.9 billion and EUR3 billion.

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