A digital rendering showing the lay out of presidential palace compound at the new capital city are displayed at its construction site in Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia (Photo: AP) Speaking at a cabinet meeting on March 13, IndonesianPresident Joko Widodo affirmed the need to expedite the provision of land andpremises to attract investors to the new capital.
The land situation in the new capital needs to be resolvedimmediately because it affects the investment process of domestic and foreignbusinesses, he said, adding that some businesses have responded to the slowprogress on site clearance and project handover at IKN.
According to Public Works and Housing Minister BasukiHadimuljono, it is necessary for the government to realise land acquisition assoon as possible to quickly form an infrastructure development ecosystem frominvestment results.
He said that President Widodo has issued two directivesrelated to the provision of land, which emphasised the need to establish aspecialised unit to receive feedback and complaints from investors anddetermine the land status for them. The above-mentioned steps should to bedone quickly and legally to support the implementation of the IKN project./.
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