Antara News·Indonesia·Monday, November 9, 2026 at 09:32 AM UTC

Gov't establishes six regional desks to streamline investment

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Shofi Ayudiana, Raka Adji

Medan, North Sumatra (ANTARA) - Deputy Minister of Investment and Downstreaming Todotua Pasaribu stated that the Indonesian government is setting up six regional investment desks to accelerate investment realization and resolve various bottlenecks faced by business players.

Speaking at the launch of the North Sumatra Investment Desk in Medan on Monday, Pasaribu stated that the government has designated six locations for the desks: Batam (Riau Islands), Denpasar (Bali), Medan (North Sumatra), Semarang (Central Java), Balikpapan (East Kalimantan), and Makassar (South Sulawesi).

“These investment desks serve as our extension in the regions to address and resolve various bottlenecks related to the investment climate,” he explained.

The government previously set up investment desks in Batam and Denpasar. The facilities have proven effective in resolving investment hurdles and strengthening the coordination of licensing services in both regions.

“The effectiveness of these investment desks has been very significant. In Batam, the acceleration of investment realization has increased two- to threefold,” he noted.

Through the program, the government aims to bolster coordination with regional governments and business players in resolving investment issues, he added.

In North Sumatra, the investment desk is housed at the Medan Investment and Integrated One-Stop Services Office.

According to Pasaribu, the investment desks also optimize licensing service consolidation through the Online Single Submission (OSS) system, which involves 38 ministries, agencies, and regional governments.

Data on North Sumatra’s investment realization from January to September 2026 shows that total incoming investment reached Rp37 trillion (around US$2.04 billion).

Domestic direct investment dominated the figures at Rp22.1 trillion, accounting for 59.8 percent, while foreign direct investment reached Rp14.9 trillion, or 40.2 percent.

On a quarterly basis, investment realization in North Sumatra stood at Rp13 trillion in the first quarter, Rp9.5 trillion in the second quarter, and increased to Rp14.5 trillion in the third quarter.

By business sector, investments were dominated by the food industry, followed by the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, food crops, plantations, and livestock, electricity, gas, and water supply, as well as other service sectors.

Deli Serdang District and Medan City recorded the highest investment realization, followed by Simalungun, Langkat, and South Tapanuli districts. The largest foreign investments originated from Singapore, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Taiwan, and the Netherlands.

Pasaribu added that the investment desks will also help map local investment potential to ensure more effective coordination among investors, prospective investors, business players, and regional governments.

Through the establishment of these investment desks, the government hopes that investment bottlenecks can be resolved faster, thereby boosting regional investment realization and contributing to both national and regional economic growth.

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