Indonesia launches regional desks to accelerate investment

Medan, North Sumatra (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming has launched specialized regional investment desks aimed at clearing local regulatory bottlenecks and accelerating 100 trillion rupiah ($5.53 billion) in investment realization, officials said Monday.

Speaking at the launch of the North Sumatra Investment Desk in Medan, Deputy Minister Todotua Pasaribu stated that ministry personnel will staff the regional hubs to provide direct daily support to provincial authorities and commercial investors.

Pasaribu added that the initiative establishes a more tactical coordination platform between central, provincial, district, and municipal governments alongside commercial enterprises.

The specialized units act as extensions of the ministry without replacing inter-agency authority.

They are designed to streamline licensing technicalities across the Online Single Submission platform—which links 38 ministries and state agencies—particularly regarding land and spatial permits involving the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning.

The regional desk rollout follows initial pilots in Bali and Batam, expanding to Medan as Sumatra’s core economic hub, with subsequent deployments planned for Semarang, Balikpapan, and Makassar.

The government has allocated the 100 trillion rupiah target across five key geographical hubs.

The Jakarta desk covers West Java, Jakarta, Banten, Bangka Belitung, and Lampung with a 40 trillion rupiah target.

The South Sulawesi desk in Makassar targets 17 trillion rupiah across Sulawesi, Maluku, and Papua.

The East Kalimantan desk in Balikpapan targets 16 trillion rupiah across Kalimantan.

The Central Java desk in Semarang targets 14 trillion rupiah across Central Java, Yogyakarta, and East Java, while the North Sumatra desk in Medan targets 13 trillion rupiah across Sumatra.

Translator: Shofi Ayudiana, Raka Adji
Editor: Aditya Eko Sigit Wicaksono
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