KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. A plunge in the rupiah could leave Indonesian firms exposed to $4 billion in debt next year, after credit ratings agencies hit some companies this week with another round of credit downgrades as the coronavirus pandemic chokes economic activity. Indonesia's increase in private sector debt has outstripped the global average, according to the World Bank, while French bank Natixis sees Southeast Asia's largest economy as among the most exposed to a dollar credit crunch in the Asia Pacific. Outstanding foreign private debt was $203 billion as of January, according to Bank Indonesia (BI) data.
Indonesian firms face $4 bln debt wall as rupiah slides
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. A plunge in the rupiah could leave Indonesian firms exposed to $4 billion in debt next year, after credit ratings agencies hit some companies this week with another round of credit downgrades as the coronavirus pandemic chokes economic activity. Indonesia's increase in private sector debt has outstripped the global average, according to the World Bank, while French bank Natixis sees Southeast Asia's largest economy as among the most exposed to a dollar credit crunch in the Asia Pacific. Outstanding foreign private debt was $203 billion as of January, according to Bank Indonesia (BI) data.