REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Vice President Boediono said the sukuk (bonds / Islamic bonds) to balance the flow of global portfolio funds into Indonesia and became an alternative source of funding for infrastructure development in Indonesia. "For Indonesia, the global sukuk market has become an alternative source of funding for infrastructure and other investments. Simultaneously sukuk market was used as a counterweight to global portfolio flows into Indonesia," said vice president at the Joint High Level Conference On Islamic Finance in Jakarta Monday.
According to Vice President, sukuk continues to experience significant development in various countries, not only in Islamic countries. Even China has also begun to pay serious attention to the development of the global sukuk market. (source)

Vice President said, Based on the statements of Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB), the issuance of sukuk in the global market reached 50 billion U.S. dollars in 2010. Malaysia is the most important publishers with the issuance of sukuk amounting to 33 billion U.S. dollars.
Indonesia began to actively bepartisipasi in the global sukuk market in recent years and published 3 billion U.S. dollars in 2010. The same number issued by Saudi Arabia, followed by Qatar with 2 billion U.S. dollars as well as Pakistan and the UAE amounted to approximately 900 million U.S. dollars.
"Interestingly, even the British have a strong interest in developing the sukuk market, with a total value of sukuk reached 19 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of 2011," said the Vice President.
According to Boediono, Indonesia has the potential to enlarge the market sukuknya. Especially with the abundant natural resources and the largest Muslim population. Especially at this time Indonesia was intensified the development of infrastructure in various regions. "Indonesia as the country with the world's largest Muslim population, has the growth potential of Islamic finance are very large, live how we harness that potential as well as possible," he said.
Vice President also revealed that Indonesia should be able to be the center of the world's Islamic financial system that is now played by Malaysia. "In fact, Malaysia successfully hosted the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) consisting of 11 countries, which in October 2010 and has agreed to establish International Islamic Liquidity Management Corp. (IILM)," added Boediono.

Wapres: Sukuk Jadi Penyeimbang Aliran Dana Portofolio Global

Senin, 18 Juli 2011 12:40 WIB

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Wakil Presiden Boediono mengatakan, sukuk (surat utang/obligasi syariah) global menjadi penyeimbang aliran dana portofolio yang masuk ke Indonesia dan menjadi alternatif sumber pendanaan untuk pembangunan Infrastruktur di Indonesia. "Bagi Indonesia, pasar sukuk global telah menjadi salah satu alternatif sumber pendanaan untuk pembangunan infrastruktur dan investasi lainnya. Sekaligus pasar sukuk ini dijadikan penyeimbang aliran dana portofolio global yang masuk ke Indonesia," kata Wapres pada acara Joint High Level Conference On Islamic Finance di Jakarta, Senin.

Menurut Wapres, sukuk terus mengalami perkembangan yang signifikan di berbagai negara, tidak hanya di negara-negara Islam. Bahkan China juga mulai menaruh perhatian serius terhadap perkembangan pasar sukuk global.

Wapres mengatakan, bedasarkan laporan Bank Pembangunan Islam (IDB)-Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB), penerbitan sukuk di pasar global mencapai 50 miliar dolar AS pada 2010. Malaysia adalah penerbit sukuk terpenting dengan penerbitan sebesar 33 miliar dolar AS.

Indonesia mulai aktif bepartisipasi dalam pasar sukuk global pada beberapa tahun terakhir ini dan menerbitkan 3 miliar dolar AS pada 2010. Jumlah yang sama diterbitkan oleh Arab Saudi, diikuti oleh Qatar dengan 2 miliar dolar AS serta Pakistan dan UAE masing-masing sekitar 900 juta dolar AS.

"Yang menarik, bahkan Inggris memiliki minat yang kuat dalam pengembangan pasar sukuk, dengan total nilai sukuk mencapai 19 miliar dolar AS pada semester pertama 2011," kata Wapres.

Menurut Boediono, Indonesia memiliki potensi untuk memperbesar pasar sukuknya. Terlebih dengan melimpahnya sumber daya alam dan populasi penduduk muslim terbesar. Apalagi saat ini Indonesia tengah menggiatkan pembangunan infrastruktur di berbagai daerah. "Indonesia sebagai negara dengan penduduk Muslim terbesar di dunia, memiliki potensi pertumbuhan keuangan Islam yang sangat besar, tinggal bagaimana kita memanfaatkan potensi itu sebaik-baiknya," katanya.

Wapres juga mengungkapkan, Indonesia harus mampu menjadi pusat sistem keuangan syariah dunia yang kini diperankan oleh Malaysia. "Bahkan Malaysia berhasil menjadi tuan rumah bagi Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) yang beranggotakan 11 negara, yang pada Oktober 2010 lalu telah sepakat untuk membentuk International Islamic Liquidity Management Corp (IILM)," tambah Boediono.

Source : http://www.republika.co.id/berita/syariah/bisnis/11/07/18/loil2o-wapres-sukuk-jadi-penyeimbang-aliran-dana-portofolio-global - July 18, 2011 - google translate