TREE NEWS reports: Indonesia’s wealthiest family, the Hartonos, has invested at least $1.4 billion abroad through entities in Singapore and London, a sharp shift from keeping wealth domestic. The move, part of a broader capital exodus, comes as President Prabowo Subianto’s policies stoke market anxiety, pushing the rupiah to record lows and triggering stock selloffs.
Indonesia’s Richest Family Moves $1.4B Overseas Amid Market Unease
The Hartonos' offshore allocation signals that even Indonesia's most entrenched capital is hedging against domestic policy risk, amplifying the signal sent by the rupiah's slide and equity outflows. This is less about one family's finances and more about whether elite capital flight becomes self-reinforcing, pressuring Prabowo's administration to recalibrate policy or face a prolonged currency and market drag. Watch whether other conglomerates follow suit or if Jakarta introduces measures to stem the outflow, as the credibility of the investment climate now hinges on reversing this trend.
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