Bahlil Lahadalia emphasized that many investors were interested in investing in the Indonesian capital.
The Minister of Investment or Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia stated that many investors were interested in investing in the Capital of the Archipelago (IKN) in East Kalimantan.
"We can't talk about these countries every day. Investment in IKN already exists. From which country? For example the UAE, for example South Korea, for example for Taiwan, for example for China. Many," he said at a press conference in Jakarta, Wednesday (20/2020). 7).
Bahlil continued that the government already has a clear work plan related to IKN. Even President Joko Widodo has invited the chief editors of the mass media to take a close look at the execution of the work plan.
"In 2023 what will be completed, 2024 after we move, what has been moved, what will be finished," he said.
Bahlil said there was no turning back. The Ministry of Investment or the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) publishes investment realization data for the period April to June in the second quarter of 2022, which reached Rp 302.2 trillion. That number increased by 7 percent compared to the previous period.
Cumulatively, investment realization data for the period January to June 2022 or the first half of this year reached Rp 584.6 trillion. This number increased by 32 percent compared to the same period in 2021.
Bahlil Lahadalia said that this achievement marked the recovery of investment since the Covid-19 pandemic hit two years ago. Since the pandemic, business actors have made adjustments, either in the form of delays or temporary cessation of production.
At the same time, the government is making various efforts to help business actors to survive. He added, the results are felt now. (antara)
