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Prabowo Has Instructed The Optimization Of The Special Economic Zones (KEK) To Create Job Opportunities

President Prabowo Subianto, during a limited meeting with several ministers of the Red and White Cabinet at the Presidential Palace of the Republic of Indonesia in Jakarta on Tuesday, instructed them to optimize special economic zones (SEZ) to boost economic growth and create more new job opportunities.

Among the ministers participating in the meeting regarding the development and optimization of SEZ were Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) and CEO of Danantara Rosan Perkasa Roeslani, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia, Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi, and Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya.

"The discussion focused on optimizing investment performance from SEZ to support economic growth and job creation," said Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia when met at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday, revealing the contents of the limited meeting with President Prabowo.

However, Bahlil did not provide further details regarding the President's directives to the ministers during the meeting.

In a separate opportunity at the same location, Minister of Investment Rosan Perkasa Roeslani stated that the realization of investment in special economic zones (SEZ) has exceeded the target set for 2024, amounting to Rp78.1 trillion.

"From January to December 2024, it reached Rp90.1 trillion, exceeding the target," said Rosan in response to a journalist's question after a meeting with President Prabowo at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Rosan continued by reporting the achievement of labor absorption from the Special Economic Zones (KEK) in 2024, which also surpassed the target, amounting to 47,747 individuals against a target of 38,953 individuals.

Furthermore, the number of new business actors entering the KEK throughout 2024 was recorded at 72 entities.

atively, Rosan added, since the KEK was first implemented in 2012 until 2024, the total investment collected reached Rp263.4 trillion, with a total of 403 business actors, creating job opportunities for 160,874 workers.

"This achievement indicates a very positive trend regarding the attractiveness and effectiveness of KEK as a strategic instrument in promoting equitable development and national economic growth," Rosan stated.

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