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        "id": 1696723,
        "msgid": "global-geopolitical-turbulence-draws-investors-to-indonesia-java-sezs-could-become-weapon-to-attract-major-1777009995",
        "date": "2026-04-23 19:06:14",
        "title": "Global Geopolitical Turbulence Draws Investors to Indonesia, Java SEZs Could Become Weapon to Attract Major Investments",
        "author": "Teuku Muhammad Valdy Arief",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Investment",
        "summary": "Global geopolitical dynamics are shifting industrial maps and investment flows, positioning Indonesia as an attractive destination amid relocations from the Middle East. The Indonesian Industrial Estates Association highlights Java's Special Economic Zones (SEZs) as a strategic tool to capture these opportunities, leveraging superior infrastructure, market proximity, and established ecosystems to drive national economic growth towards 8%. This approach emphasises diversification, high-value industries like technology and halal sectors, balancing regional equity with maximising ready areas for inclusive and sustainable development.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA - Global geopolitical dynamics are beginning to shift the\nindustrial landscape and investment flows. Industrial relocation trends\nare increasing, including from the Middle East region, and Indonesia is\nentering the radar as a new investment destination.<\/p>\n<p>The Indonesian Industrial Estates Association (HKI) assesses that\nSpecial Economic Zones (SEZs) on Java Island still hold a key role in\ncapturing such opportunities. This position is deemed crucial to drive\neconomic growth up to 8 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>HKI General Chairman Akmad Ma\u2019ruf Maulana stated that Java Island\nstill possesses advantages that are hard to rival. Infrastructure is\nmore ready. Proximity to markets is maintained. The industrial ecosystem\nis also already formed.<\/p>\n<p>These conditions make Java remain the centre for accelerating\ninvestment and industrialisation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJava Island remains the backbone of the national economy with\nsignificant contributions to Gross Domestic Product. In the context of\nachieving the 8 per cent growth target, we need measured and\nquick-impact steps. SEZs on Java Island can become a strategic\ninstrument to meet those needs,\u201d said Ma\u2019ruf in a press statement on\nThursday (23\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Diversification of zones is deemed important to strengthen\nIndonesia\u2019s competitiveness in the eyes of global investors. This step\nalso provides flexibility for investors in adapting to business needs\nand supply chains.<\/p>\n<p>Ma\u2019ruf emphasised that development strategies need to maintain\nbalance. Equity continues, but areas that are already ready also need to\nbe maximised.<\/p>\n<p>The development of SEZs on Java Island is no longer focused on\nconventional industries. Policy direction is shifting towards high\nvalue-added industries.<\/p>\n<p>High-tech based sectors are becoming a priority. Specific industries\nsuch as the halal industry are also being promoted to strengthen\ncompetitiveness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this approach, SEZs will not only become production centres,\nbut also centres of innovation and new economic growth,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a push to the government to open room for selective SEZ\ndevelopment on Java Island. This step is deemed important without\ndisrupting the inter-regional equity agenda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSynergy between the government, industry players, and zone managers\nis the main key so that SEZs can provide optimal contributions to\ninclusive and sustainable national economic growth,\u201d he continued.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/global-geopolitical-turbulence-draws-investors-to-indonesia-java-sezs-could-become-weapon-to-attract-major-1777009995",
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