Smooth sale prompts disbelief

Indonesia

Indosat: third time lucky for the
sell-off of a stake in Indonesia’s
second-largest telecom

In December, observers were shocked by the actions of the Indonesian government. But for once for all the right reasons. It had managed to sell off a 41.9% stake in telecommunications operator PT Indosat to Singapore Technologies Telemedia (STT) for $631 million without any glitches.

“I’m cynical about most things that go on here. But the transaction progressed remarkably smoothly and I think the market is in a state of disbelief,” says Paul Dammkoehler, co-head of equity research at Bahana Securities in Jakarta.

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