THE COORDINATING BOARD OF INVESTMENT DOING MARKETING ROADSHOW IN MILAN AND LONDON

The coordinating board of Investment (BKPM) was constantly running Marketing Road show to drum up investors to Indonesia, Head of BKPM Franky Sibarani set his schedules to attend some business forum event and One-on-One Meeting in Milano in Milano Italy and London one September 7 – 11, 2015. The Roads show was in line with adding more targets of investors to Indonesia on September ll 2015 by including Malaysia, Australia, England, the USA and Uni Srab Emitares. This was press release of BKPM received on Monday (7/9).

The Marketing Expo in Milano was in tandem whit the World Milano whereby to drum up investors from European countries. After National Day at Indonesia Pavillion, BKPM planned to open business forum on Investment potentials in Indonesia. The Event would focus attention on tourism.

Franky remarked further that latter Milano he planned to proceed to London to run business forum and One-on-One meeting. England was one of the countries with biggest investment in Indonesia. BKPM data had it that through 2010 - 2014 England Was in 8th position in term of investment realized with investment amounting to USD 4.29 billion.

Britain held high potential for investing in Indonesia. BKPM posted the number of principle permit being processed but not realized since 2010 to Semester l/2015 came to USD 1.7 billion. At one-on-one meeting BKPM would push to realize the investment. Meanwhile Indonesia would drum up new inventors from England to Indonesia. From the British view point, according to FDI data Britain’s investment in Indonesia was in 55^th position in terms on onward investment in the world through Semester l/2015.

Based on BKPM analysis, to realize the investment target of Rp.3.500 trillion in 2015 – 2019 application for principle permit worth Rp.7.000 trillion and Rp.8.000 trillion pt twice as much was necessary. The assumption was based on the average ratio of realize of 40% - 50% of investment plan the application for principle permit of which was forwarded to BKPM. (SS) 

Business New - September 11, 2015