Denmark, Kabartujuhsatu.news,-Indonesia continues to seek to attract investment. One of them is done by relocating large companies to Indonesia. Based on data compiled by Bappenas, currently there are 16 companies category I that have stated will relocate their company.
There are 14 companies with category II expressed interest in investing in Indonesia, and 124 compamies category III were listed as having potential to invest in Indonesia.
In this regard, Minister of National Development Planning Suharso Monoarfa was invited to Afternoon Tea program organized by Kompas Collaboration Forum (KCF), Friday (29/10/2021).
In the discussion, Minister explained about government's efforts to encourage investment. The minister said that government had tried to resolve the stalled investment problem. According to him, solving problems in stagnant investments has boosted investment amid the pressures of the pandemic.
Minister said that every single investment opportunity will actually create an opportunity to build an investment ecosystem. The Minister gave an example, if government builds an Industrial Estate or Batang Specific Economic Zone, the ecosystem should also be built there.
The Minister continued, Job Creation Law is also one of the concrete steps in encouraging the investment climate improvement in Indonesia. "The Job Creation Law aims to increase job opportunities through improving the business ecosystem in Indonesia," said the Minister.
The Minister further said that the Job Creation Law intends to help resolve regulatory and institutional issues which are the most binding constraints in the findings of the Bapenas Growth Diagnostics study.
According to him, the Job Creation Act affects aspects of EODB, including starting a business, managing building permits, registering property, protecting minority investors, and hiring workers.
In addition to discussing this matter, the Minister also discussed Indonesia's growth potential. According to him, Indonesian economy actually has high growth potential. However, in the last 10 years it has grown below its potential.
"So our real economic growth is actually below 5%, when in fact we can attract up to 7%," he said.
According to him, in the future, government will continue to encourage exports and investment as the key to economic growth. (Suspit).
