JAKARTA] Indonesia launched the Danantara investment fund on Monday (Feb 24), a high-stakes, multi-billion-dollar initiative designed to consolidate the country’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs), while serving as a powerful catalyst to attract investment and fuel the nation’s ambitious growth trajectory.

The fund will invest US$20 billion (S$27 billion) in 20 projects to drive development in the nation. Read more at straitstimes.com.

He wants to tap into the fund's assets -- planned to be more than $900 billion -- to boost Indonesia to developed economy status, despite expert concern about its governance.

President Prabowo Subianto announced that Indonesia's newly launched sovereign wealth fund, Daya Anagata Nusantara (Danantara), will be one of the largest

JAKARTA-- Indonesia on Monday launched a much-anticipated sovereign wealth fund that government officials say is key to hitting President Prabowo Subianto's 8% target for economic growth.

Indonesia on Monday launched a new sovereign wealth fund that will aim to manage state assets worth more than $900 billion as President Prabowo Subianto looks to turbo-charge growth in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.

Danantara Indonesia will invest $20 billion in a wide range of projects from metal processing to artificial intelligence, President Prabowo Subianto said on Monday, as he launched the country's new sovereign wealth fund.

Indonesia on Monday launched a new sovereign wealth fund that will aim to manage state assets worth more than $900 billion as President Prabowo Subianto looks to turbo-charge growth in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.