REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Wednesday instructed all ministries to find new breakthroughs to facilitate investment in Indonesia.

New breakthroughs are needed to facilitate domestic and foreign investments, he said in his opening address to a limited meeting at the Presidential Office here.

"They all must receive easiness so the movement of the real economy will be visible," he said.

Hopefully, the concrete steps taken by the ministries will help create investment opportunities in Indonesia, he said.

The President further expressed his satisfaction at the country's ease of doing business rank which drops four places from 117th to 114th out of 189 countries surveyed.

He was also satisfied at the increase in the country's exports and imports based upon the report issued by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS).

The import sector recorded good performance, suggesting that the inflow of capital goods and raw materials for the domestic industry was on the rise, he said.

"With the increase in the exports and imports, we hope that the economic growth will be visible in the third quarter," the President said.

BPS announced on Tuesday Indonesia's imports in August 2015 rose by 21.69 percent to US$12.27 billion from US$10.08 billion recorded in the previous month.

"In August 2015, imports increased by 21.69 percent from the previous month but dropped by 17.06 percent from US$14.79 billion recorded in the same period last year," BPS Chief Suryamin said.

He noted that non-oil/gas imports in August 2015 reached US$10.16 billion, up 30.48 percent from US$7.78 billion recorded in July.

However, non-oil/gas imports in August declined by 10.82 percent compared to that in the same period last year.

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