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Indonesian Groups Raise Money-Laundering Concerns Over Danantara Bond Protections

Jakarta, 3 July 2026 – Indonesian civil society groups have raised concerns that recent changes to the country’s financial legislation could weaken anti-money-laundering safeguards by granting broad legal protections to buyers of bonds issued by Danantara, Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund.

A coalition known as Danantara Monitor has urged the Financial Action Task Force to review the new protections, arguing that the provisions could reduce due diligence standards, limit access to evidence and potentially create legal channels for illicit funds to enter Indonesia’s financial system.

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