Dozens foreign investors seek opportunities in Indonesia

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Foreign investors believe Indonesia is the right place to invest following the Indonesian economic growth. The delegations of 35 companies in US and Southeast Asia visited Indonesia to see the opportunities of investment.

Directorate General of International Industry, Agus Tjahayana, welcomed the business delegation from US and Southeast Asia on Thursday (9/2). They find some potential sector such as information technology, energy, and infrastructure sectors.

“Many of the delegations asked about the incentive given to the investors.” Tjahayana said. “It shows the investors are interested in participating here,” he added.

Some of the delegations are from food, heavy equipment, and cigarette industry, such as Sampoerna, Freeport, Ford, Caterpillar, Seagate, P&G, and IBM. Tjahayana specifically asked Caterpillar to expand the industrial component in Indonesia, since this industry was very potential to grow fast. 

The Director of Corporate Government Affairs Caterpillar, Clay Thompson, said, his company invested in Batam in the amount of 150 million US dollar. He hoped Caterpillar could participate in realizing more productive Indonesian economy. “Indonesian investment grade makes investors feel comfort to invest in Indonesia,” Thompson said.