From Reuters: Indonesia aims to raise about $580 million from its first global sharia-compliant bond issue this year, a finance ministry official said on Thursday, tapping a wider array of investors to fund its budget deficit.

The government, which launched a 73.3 trillion rupiah ($6.12 billion) fiscal stimulus package earlier this year in response to the global economic slowdown, has forecast a budget deficit equivalent to 2.5 percent of gross domestic product, pushing up its borrowing requirement….. Full Article: Source