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        "id": 1927510,
        "msgid": "bp-batam-strengthens-services-to-support-investor-growth-1787079009",
        "date": "2026-08-18 23:29:18",
        "title": "BP Batam Strengthens Services to Support Investor Growth",
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        "source": "GALERT",
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        "topic": "Investment",
        "summary": "BP Batam has pledged to improve public services and inter-agency coordination to support rising investment in Batam, with realised investment reaching IDR 38.97 trillion in the first half of 2026. The agency aims to give investors greater certainty from project inception through expansion, as employment figures also show significant growth. This reflects Batam's strengthening position as a key investment destination within Indonesia.",
        "content": "<p>BP Batam Strengthens Services to Support Investor Growth<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><p>18 Agt 2026 19:59 WIB<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Voice of Indonesia<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Key Points<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><p>Investment growth in Batam must be matched by stronger service\nquality for businesses to ensure investor certainty from the early\nstages through project operation and expansion.<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>BP Batam and stakeholders will intensify coordination to respond\nmore quickly to investor needs and support business expansion in the\ncity.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>RRI.CO.ID, Jakarta - Deputy Head of the Batam Concession Agency (BP\nBatam), Li Claudia Chandra, said investment growth in Batam City, Riau\nIslands, must be accompanied by improvements in service quality for\nbusinesses. She said investors require certainty from the initial stages\nof investment through to project operation and expansion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPublic services must be prompt, inter\u2011agency collaboration must be\nstrengthened, and investment obstacles must be resolved quickly and in a\nmeasurable way. These are key factors in ensuring certainty and comfort\nfor investors,\u201d Li Claudia said in an official statement in Batam on\nTuesday, August 18, 2028, as quoted by Antara.<\/p>\n<p>She added that BP Batam, together with relevant stakeholders, will\ncontinue strengthening coordination to ensure investor needs are\naddressed more quickly. \u201cWe want investors not only to come to Batam,\nbut also to feel confident about growing and expanding their businesses\nhere,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Based on BP Batam\u2019s bottom\u2011up monitoring, realized investment reached\nIDR 38.97 trillion (approximately USD 2.18 billion) in the first half of\n2026, equivalent to 55.67 percent of the full\u2011year target of IDR 70\ntrillion.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Investment Activity Report (LKPM), Batam\u2019s realized\ninvestment for the same period stood at IDR 29.89 trillion. In the first\nquarter of 2026, investment reached IDR 17.48 trillion, growing 102.85\npercent year\u2011on\u2011year \u2013 far exceeding the national investment growth rate\nof 7.2 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The impact of investment is also reflected in rising employment. The\nnumber of workers increased from 30,979 in the first half of 2025 to\n40,943 in the first half of 2026 \u2013 an additional 9,964 workers, or 32.16\npercent growth. ***<\/p>\n<p>News Recomendation<\/p>\n<p>Loading latest news\u2026..<\/p>",
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