Capital promotion course

Capital promotion course

JAKARTA (JP): The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), in
cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP),
yesterday started a three-week investment promotion course to
help improve the services of provincial officials for investors.

The training, which was officially opened here yesterday by
the deputy chairman of the board, Sugihono Kadarisman, is
participated in by around 50 officials from the board's
provincial offices.

The training will feature experts form Singapore's Economic
Development Board, professors of the University of Indonesia and
BKPM's senior officials as speakers.

Yesterday's opening ceremony was attended by Anders O.
Frismark, deputy to the UNDP's Chief Representative, and Ratna
Juwita Wahab, the National Development Planning Board's
(Bappenas) head of trade, cooperatives and business development
affairs. (fhp)