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South China Morning Post
Qatar Backs Indonesia’s Housing Push with US$2.5B
June 27, 2025
Key Details
  • The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is partnering with Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund (INA).
  • The initiative aims to narrow Indonesia’s 12.7 million-unit housing gap.
  • Project includes affordable housing, construction sector stimulus, and downstream economic activity.

Why It Matters for Gulf–ASEAN

This deal marks a strategic Gulf–ASEAN investment in social infrastructure, setting a precedent for sovereign wealth deployment in developmental sectors like housing, healthcare, and logistics.

What It Means for GAE Community
  • Investors: Affordable housing is an emerging sector for impact-oriented Gulf capital.
  • Policy-makers: This public–sovereign collaboration could serve as a blueprint for other ASEAN–Gulf partnerships.
  • Developers: Opportunity to plug into value chains supported by long-term sovereign funding.


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