Secretary of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs Susiwijono (Photo: Antara)Jakarta (VNA) – The Indonesian Government is looking for aninvestment of nearly 89.6 trillion IDR (6.4 billion USD) in three newly-establishedspecial economic zones (SEZs) of Singhasari in East Java, Kendal in CentralJava, and Likupang in North Sulawesi.
Secretary of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs Susiwijono saidthat the three new SEZs will attract tens of thousands of workers, thus drivingthe regional economy and society.
Targeting 12.5 trillion IDR in investment and nearly 7,000 labourers, the SinghasariSpecial Economic Zone is expected to become a centre for digital economicdevelopment through cooperation with multinational technology companies like Amazon,IBM, Apple and Google. The operator of the special economic zone will work withseveral leading universities in the world.
Meanwhile, the Likupang Special Economic Zone wantsto attract an investment worth 7.1 trillion IDR in tourism projects, andwelcome 400,000 tourists each year, he said, adding the zone will absorb around65,000 workers both directly and indirectly.
The Kendal Special Economic Zone has a gradual investment target of around 70trillion IDR with estimated employment of 20,000 people. The economic zone ishoped to gain at least 500 million USD in export revenue in 2021.
To date, the government has established 15special economic zones consisting of nine for industry and six for tourism.Eleven of which have operated or have served investors with total investmentcommitment reaching 88.7 trillion IDR as of the end of 2019, and nearly 8,700workers./.
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