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        "id": 1630114,
        "msgid": "prabowo-foreign-investment-must-align-with-national-interests-1774194679",
        "date": "2026-03-22 20:36:39",
        "title": "Prabowo: Foreign Investment Must Align with National Interests",
        "author": " ",
        "source": "GALERT",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Mining",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has affirmed Indonesia's openness to foreign investment, including from the United States, provided it aligns with national interests and complies with domestic regulations, particularly in managing natural resources. He emphasised the importance of market-based pricing for critical minerals and mandatory domestic processing to ban raw material exports, citing long-standing operations like PT Freeport Indonesia as a successful example. This policy aims to maximise economic value through downstream processing while maintaining clear rules to attract investors.",
        "content": "<p>President Prabowo Subianto has emphasised that Indonesia is open to\nforeign investment, including from the United States, as long as it\naligns with national interests. This was stated in relation to economic\ncooperation such as tariff agreements.<\/p>\n<p>The basic principle, according to Prabowo, is that all incoming\ninvestments must comply with applicable domestic regulations, especially\nregarding the management of natural resources. \u201cOn that matter, I have\nalready said, we are open. But everything at market price. At economic\nprice,\u201d he said, quoted on Sunday (22\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Prabowo stressed the importance of applying international\nmarket-based prices in managing critical minerals and ensuring\nopportunities for foreign investors remain open as long as they follow\nthose provisions.<\/p>\n<p>The involvement of foreign investors in the mining sector, according\nto Prabowo, is not new. The government has long opened space for\ncooperation, such as the operations of PT Freeport Indonesia\u2019s mine,\nwhich has become a major contributor to state revenue. \u201cIf they want to\nfollow the rules, we permit it. Freeport has been operating for decades\nand now is one of our largest sources of revenue,\u201d said Prabowo.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Prabowo emphasised that policy remains the primary\ncondition in managing natural resources. The government no longer\npermits the export of raw materials without domestic processing. \u201cRaw\nmaterials must be processed domestically. If they want to mine and\nprocess here, of course we permit it,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<p>Prabowo also views critical minerals as strategic commodities that\nmust provide maximum added value to the national economy. \u201cCritical\nminerals are commodities. As long as they pay according to international\nmarket prices, whoever manages it, we still get the economic value. The\nimportant thing is that we provide access with clear rules,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, the government ensures that the door to investment remains\nopen, but it must follow and support the downstreaming agenda to\nincrease added value domestically.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-foreign-investment-must-align-with-national-interests-1774194679",
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