The Jakarta Post
The government has launched one-stop investment services in Batam to help process business permits in the island city, which has been designated as one of the country’s special economic zones.The one-stop services are located at a public service mall inaugurated recently by the Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister. Susiwijono, a secretary at the Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister, said the clinic would help speed up the issuance of permits related to goods, land, the environment, manpower and immigration.The facility will be connected to the online single submission system, an integrated web-based government licensing service intended to simplify the process of obtaining business permits for companies in various sectors, excluding finance and mining.The one-stop services are expected to boost investment in the region as difficulties in obtaining licenses often discour...