Can Bali swop beach capital for global capital without the skyscrapers?

South-east Asia is building a new generation of financial centres to draw global capital. This three-part series begins with Indonesia’s ambitions for Bali.

[BALI] For Jakarta-based investment banker Roland Sihombing, the prospect of watching a spectacular sunset over Bali’s Kuta Beach shortly after market close is an easy sell.

The 35-year old executive has been eagerly following updates since learning that his employer, a state-owned investment bank, could be among the early batch of companies to support the government’s proposed international financial centre (IFC) in Bali.