Indonesia Unveils New Measures to Combat Stock Market Manipulation Amid MSCI Downgrade Threat
Indonesia has announced new measures to bolster its fight against stock market manipulation following MSCI's proposal to reclassify the country's stock market status to "standalone." These measures include excluding stocks with high ownership concentration from the main index and investigating suspicious trading activities. The move aims to avert a potential downgrade, which could trigger significant capital outflows.
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