Indonesia goes all out to attract investors this year

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano
The Jakarta Post

Jakarta / Tue, December 17 2019 / 01:48 am

Time to cut red tape: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (right) hits a gong as Vice President Ma’ruf Amin (second left), National Development Planning Minister Suharso Monoarfa (left) and Home Minister Tito Karnavian look on during the opening of the 2020-2024 National Development Planning Conference at the State Palace in Jakarta on Monday. The President has called on regional government leaders to deregulate policies to create a business climate that attracts investment. (JP/Seto Wardhana)(right) hits a gong as Vice President Ma’ruf Amin (second left), National Development Planning Minister Suharso Monoarfa (left) and Home Minister Tito Karnavian look on during the opening of the 2020-2024 National Development Planning Conference at the State Palace in Jakarta on Monday. The President has called on regional government leaders to deregulate policies to create a business climate that attracts investment. (JP/Seto Wardhana)

Time to cut red tape: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (right) hits a gong as Vice President Ma’ruf Amin (second left), National Development Planning Minister Suharso Monoarfa (left) and Home Minister Tito Karnavian look on during the opening of the 2020-2024 National Development Planning Conference at the State Palace in Jakarta on Monday. The President has called on regional government leaders to deregulate policies to create a business climate that attracts investment. (JP/Seto Wardhana)The government has gone all out in luring investment to Indonesia as part of its efforts to revive the country’s manufacturing sector and improve its export performance to spur economic activity amid looming external risks.When he addressed his supporters in Sentul, West Java, in July, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo emphasized that attracting investment would be one of his priorities in his s...

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