BKPM Accelerates Investment Climate Reform Through Deregulation
Jakarta — Investment and Downstreaming Minister/BKPM Head Rosan Perkasa Roeslani has emphasised that accelerating improvements to the national investment climate is being pursued through deregulation and cost reduction, so that Indonesia's investment potential can be fully optimised and quality employment created.
"From the investment side, we must continuously reform our policies, regulations, and also find ways to cut the costs that need to be incurred," Rosan said during the International Conference on Infrastructure (ICI) 2025, which he attended virtually last weekend.
The government, through the Ministry of Investment, is carrying out deregulation to create a more conducive investment climate and accelerate the realisation of investment commitments across various strategic domestic sectors. The ministry has established a Task Force to undertake this work.
"If we don't, this potential will remain just potential, and the challenge of activating it will take a very long time. So we need to accelerate here," he said.
Rosan cited concrete steps such as the 2021 Omnibus Law as the initial foundation of investment reform, which continues to be updated to provide legal certainty and efficiency for investors in Indonesia.
One major initiative is the integration of licensing from 18 ministries and agencies under a single roof at the Ministry of Investment, aimed at simplifying the national business licensing process.
"We know that in the past there was already a one-stop online policy, but it did not work optimally," he stressed.
He noted that six ministries have already joined the integrated system, with the remaining 12 expected to follow so that licensing becomes more efficient, transparent, and business-friendly.
"We will always continue to carry out reforms so that Indonesia's investment climate improves," Rosan said.
According to him, investment conditions will improve with clearer licensing timelines, as long-term investment demands certainty, good governance, and support from a highly competitive system.
For Rosan, the benefits of investment are not merely returns on capital, but also the creation of quality jobs for the Indonesian public.
"When investing, not only in Indonesia but worldwide, we do not want anything untoward to happen. Because this is a long-term commitment," Rosan said.
"From the investment side, we must continuously reform our policies, regulations, and also find ways to cut the costs that need to be incurred," Rosan said during the International Conference on Infrastructure (ICI) 2025, which he attended virtually last weekend.
The government, through the Ministry of Investment, is carrying out deregulation to create a more conducive investment climate and accelerate the realisation of investment commitments across various strategic domestic sectors. The ministry has established a Task Force to undertake this work.
"If we don't, this potential will remain just potential, and the challenge of activating it will take a very long time. So we need to accelerate here," he said.
Rosan cited concrete steps such as the 2021 Omnibus Law as the initial foundation of investment reform, which continues to be updated to provide legal certainty and efficiency for investors in Indonesia.
One major initiative is the integration of licensing from 18 ministries and agencies under a single roof at the Ministry of Investment, aimed at simplifying the national business licensing process.
"We know that in the past there was already a one-stop online policy, but it did not work optimally," he stressed.
He noted that six ministries have already joined the integrated system, with the remaining 12 expected to follow so that licensing becomes more efficient, transparent, and business-friendly.
"We will always continue to carry out reforms so that Indonesia's investment climate improves," Rosan said.
According to him, investment conditions will improve with clearer licensing timelines, as long-term investment demands certainty, good governance, and support from a highly competitive system.
For Rosan, the benefits of investment are not merely returns on capital, but also the creation of quality jobs for the Indonesian public.
"When investing, not only in Indonesia but worldwide, we do not want anything untoward to happen. Because this is a long-term commitment," Rosan said.