Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesia will establish six new Special Economic Zones and expand an existing one to boost investment.
Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said on September 25 that the economic zones were expected to attract up to 72 billion USD in investment and open 14 million job opportunities for local people.
He mentioned that the six new economic zones would be located in Sidoarjo in East Java province, East Kutai in East Kalimantan province, two in Subang in West Java province, Bulungan in North Kalimantan province, and Batang in Central Java province.
These zones will range in sizes from 480 hectares to over 11,000 hectares.
Additionally, the existing special economic zone in Nongsa, Riau Islands, will be expanded by an additional 22.43 hectares.
These new special economic zones are expected to speed up Indonesia's economic growth in the next five to 10 years. In total, the country will have 29 economic zones, he noted./.
