REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The head of the Indonesian Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Franky Sibarani, held a roadshow on Monday in three cities of the United States (US), namely San Francisco, Chicago and New York, to market Indonesia?s investment potential.
Franky explained that publicizing Indonesia's potential for investment among business houses in the United States was an important part of the government's efforts to bring more capital to Indonesia.
"Interest in investment started to grow significantly since the visit of Indonesian President Joko Widodo to the United States some time ago. We will continue to work to attract from capital from the United States to Indonesia," he stated here in a press release, received by Antara on Monday.
As BKPM begun the investment promotion activity in San Francisco city, Franky was scheduled to speak about investment opportunities in front of representatives of 40 American companies, and also met members of the Indonesian Diaspora.
The series of investment marketing activities was aimed at promoting investment in several key sectors such as electricity, food and beverage, and consumer goods industry, in Indonesia.
"In every city, a special meeting will be organized to discuss investment plans of five to six companies which have expressed interest to invest in Indonesia," he pointed out.
The investment marketing activities also included a visit to a renowned chocolate manufacturer in the US who already has a cocoa processing plant in Indonesia.
"We will visit their factories and actively inquire about the viability of their investment in Indonesia," he added.
Franky further informed that he would also meet the Indonesian community in the United States.
"In this meeting, we expect to receive inputs related to the BKPM?s plans to provide facilities for the convenience of the Indonesian diaspora," he noted.
The United States was classified as a priority country for investment marketing. Based on the BKPM's data in 2015, the realization value of US investment reached US$893 million, covering 261 projects, most of them in the mining sector.
In terms of commitment, the BKPM recorded investment commitments worth US$4.8 billion in 76 projects.
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