Indonesia charts new economic roadmap at investment forum

The Investor Daily Summit (IDS), Indonesia’s largest annual investment forum, took place in Jakarta on October 8-9, covering a wide range of national economic priorities, including strengthening local economies, ensuring food security, and optimising downstream energy and natural resource development.

The Investor Daily Summit gathers investors, policymakers, business leaders, and global economists. (Photo: VNA)
The Investor Daily Summit gathers investors, policymakers, business leaders, and global economists. (Photo: VNA)

Jakarta (VNA) – The Investor Daily Summit (IDS), Indonesia’s largest annual investment forum, took place in Jakarta on October 8-9, bringing together investors, policymakers, business leaders, and global economists.

Themed “New Economic Order”, the summit explored how Indonesia could safeguard its economy and sustain competitiveness amidst global uncertainty and realignments in trade and investment flows.

At the plenary session on the country’s roadmap to the new economic order on October 9, Minister of the State-owned Enterprises and Chief Operating Officer of Danantara Indonesia Dony Oskaria affirmed the fund’s support for the Government’s efforts to build a more comprehensive economy.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) Arsjad Rasjid said that analysing future policies and strategies would help clarify Indonesia’s economic outlook and development trajectory amidst rapid global political and economic shifts.

The annual investment forum has become an important platform for Indonesia to promote open dialogue and find solutions to increasingly complex global challenges. This year’s discussions covered a wide range of national economic priorities, including strengthening local economies, ensuring food security, and optimising downstream energy and natural resource development.

In his closing remarks, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa stressed that the Government is focusing on settling current challenges amidst the nation’s reforms and high-quality investment attraction, gearing towards an economic growth of 8% set by President Prabowo Subianto./.

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