Danantara Allocates 80% of Investments Domestically, Underscores Capital Market’s Role in Growth
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JAKARTA, Investortrust.id — Danantara, Indonesia’s state-owned investment management entity, will allocate about 80 percent of its investment portfolio this year to the domestic market, focusing on bonds and equities, as part of a strategic push to strengthen national growth through capital market development.
Chief Investment Officer Pandu Sjahrir said the plan underscores Danantara’s role as a catalyst for efficient and profitable state-asset management.
“We will invest mostly in Indonesia this year—80 percent in bonds and equities. Although there are only ten weeks left, we are starting active operations,” Pandu said during the Capital Market Summit & Expo (CMSE) 2025 opening seminar at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) building in Jakarta on Friday, Oct 17, 2025.
He noted that the current global climate, marked by escalating geopolitical tensions, adds complexity to investment management. “The world is different now, with geopolitics at a very serious level,” he remarked.
PT Danantara Dana Ventura, known as Danantara, was established to consolidate and professionally manage state-owned enterprise (SOE) assets under one umbrella, improving governance and returns. From 1,063 existing SOE assets, Danantara aims to streamline operations into fewer than 200 entities that are more focused, competitive, and commercially driven.
“Danantara is a breakthrough. We are tasked with managing all SOE assets and consolidating them to fewer than 200 entities. Our focus is to make these assets profitable and business-oriented. Those that are already national champions should become world-class,” Pandu explained.
He emphasized that this transformation will fundamentally reshape how Indonesia’s state assets are managed, while reinforcing the capital market’s position as the backbone of long-term economic growth. “The capital market plays a critical role. For the private market to grow, we need a deeper and more vibrant capital market,” he said.
Pandu added that Danantara will also play a dual role in supporting the market’s ecosystem—on both the supply and demand sides. “We want more Danantara companies ready to go public as high-quality issuers, while also engaging in capital recycling to strengthen funding structures,” he concluded.