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        "id": 1831875,
        "msgid": "kadin-some-businesses-expand-but-many-remain-under-pressure-1782805832",
        "date": "2026-06-30 13:50:00",
        "title": "Kadin: Some Businesses Expand, but Many Remain Under Pressure",
        "author": "Andhika",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) acknowledges that while certain sectors like mineral processing and data centres are expanding, labour-intensive industries continue to face significant headwinds. Kadin emphasised the need for comprehensive analysis beyond positive investment indicators to ensure growth translates into broad job creation. The statement follows Coordinating Minister Airlangga Hartarto's optimistic remarks about business expansion driven by strong first-quarter investment realisation.",
        "content": "<p>The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has\nacknowledged that a number of business sectors are in an expansion\nphase, as stated by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga\nHartarto. Kadin Deputy Chairman for Organisation, Communication, and\nRegional Empowerment Erwin Aksa explained that the picture of a\nweakening business world does not apply evenly across all sectors. \u201cAmid\nglobal challenges and a slowdown in several labour-intensive industries,\nthere are sectors showing increased investment, production capacity, and\ndemand for land in industrial estates,\u201d Erwin said when contacted on\nTuesday (30\/6). He cited sectors that are still relatively growing,\nincluding the mineral downstream industry, data centres and the digital\neconomy, logistics and warehousing, energy including renewable energy,\nindustries related to the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain, and\nseveral food and beverage industries still supported by domestic\nconsumption. \u201cIn several industrial estates, demand for land from\ninvestors in these sectors is indeed still quite good,\u201d Erwin revealed.\nHowever, he noted that this expansion does not yet fully reflect the\ncondition of the business world as a whole. At the same time,\nlabour-intensive sectors such as textiles, garments, footwear, and parts\nof the furniture industry are still facing pressure due to weakening\nexport demand, rising production costs, and increasingly fierce import\ncompetition. \u201cTherefore, Kadin views indicators such as increased\nindustrial estate occupancy as a positive signal that should be\nappreciated, but it needs to be seen more comprehensively,\u201d he said.\nErwin stressed that it is more important to ensure that investment\ngrowth can create broad employment opportunities, strengthen linkages\nwith local industries, and promote equitable economic growth. He also\nurged the government to continue paying attention to sectors still under\npressure so that the recovery can take place more evenly across all\nbusiness sectors. Earlier, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs\nAirlangga Hartarto assessed that various business sectors are still\nexpanding, supported by investment realisation in the first quarter of\n2026 that exceeded the government\u2019s target. Airlangga said business\nactors will naturally increase production capacity when they see\nopportunities to boost sales. \u201cI believe entrepreneurs, when there is an\nopportunity to increase production, will naturally increase it,\nespecially since entrepreneurs want to leverage, so higher sales are\nalways expected by business actors,\u201d Airlangga said as quoted from\nAntara on Monday (29\/6). Airlangga cited several economic zones and\nindustrial estates that are still showing expansion trends, including\nplans to expand the Gresik Special Economic Zone (KEK) in East Java to\naccommodate high investment interest and support the development of an\nintegrated industrial and port ecosystem.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kadin-some-businesses-expand-but-many-remain-under-pressure-1782805832",
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