REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PADANG -- Although sharia capital market grew rapidly in Indonesia, the number of investors were still limited. Until June, there were only 3,400 investors interested in sharia capital market out of a total of 400 thousand investors in domestic capital market.
"They are specific investors who declared themselves as special investor for sharia capital market," said Development Director of Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI), Nicky Hogan, in Padang, West Sumatra, Monday (5/10).
Even so, he stated the number of investor had actually increased, compared to the last year. Previously it only reached 2,700 investors.
"The rise is about 20 percent," he added.