China Signals Diplomatic Openness; Indonesia MSCI Snub Raises Tensions
China's Finance Minister signaled readiness for EU financial dialogue and broader global governance talks, while Indonesia's government reacted sharply to MSCI declining to discuss its standalone index status.
What we know
On the China front, an account on X reported the Finance Minister saying China is ready to make full use of financial dialogue with the EU and is open to macroeconomic policy coordination. On Southeast Asia, another account on X flagged that MSCI's refusal to discuss standalone status for Indonesia at the Bangkok meeting was called 'a big question mark' by Indonesia's senior economic minister, prompting an emergency meeting of the finance minister and central bank governor (source).
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