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Indonesia's central bank plans to introduce rules for Islamic repurchase agreements, allowing lenders to use a wide range of sovereign and corporate assets to manage their liquidity, deputy governor Halim Alamsyah told Reuters.

Indonesia's central bank plans to introduce rules for Islamic repurchase agreements, allowing lenders to use a wide range of sovereign and corporate assets to manage their liquidity, deputy governor Halim Alamsyah told Reuters.

The market for sukuk, or Islamic bonds, looks set to enjoy another year of expansion, but some investors are planning to reduce their allocations to the asset class which could push yields higher, a study by Thomson Reuters showed.

The market for sukuk, or Islamic bonds, looks set to enjoy another year of expansion, but some investors are planning to reduce their allocations to the asset class which could push yields higher, a study by Thomson Reuters showed.

Indonesia's finance ministry plans to sell sharia retail bonds in April of around 20 trillion rupiah (USD 1.63 billion), an official at the debt management office said.

Indonesia's finance ministry plans to sell sharia retail bonds in April of around 20 trillion rupiah (USD 1.63 billion), an official at the debt management office said.