DSI's Presence Expected to Safeguard the Investment Climate
PT DSI Persero will assume full export functions starting January 2027. Chair of Commission XI of the Indonesian Parliament, Mukhamad Misbakhun, said the formation of the new entity PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI) is a strategic step to strengthen governance of the national export of natural resources. According to Misbakhun, the presence of DSI can be an important instrument to improve the national export system, including curbing under-invoicing practices that have long harmed the state.
He is also optimistic that the presence of DSI can safeguard the investment climate due to the guarantees of certainty and government oversight. ‘By strengthening export governance and supervisory assurances, this will also safeguard the investment climate and be positive for state revenue,’ Misbakhun said in a statement on Thursday (21 May 2026).
Misbakhun highlighted under-invoicing or reporting export values below actual prices as a serious challenge in governing Indonesia’s natural resource trade. He said this condition reduces potential state revenue and makes export earnings not optimally flow into the country.
‘Therefore, the formation of DSI can be a solution to strengthen supervision, transparency, and data integration of national exports. DSI must become a state instrument to ensure export governance of natural resources is more accountable and transparent. With a more integrated system, under-invoicing practices can be curbed so that potential state revenue and foreign exchange earnings can be more maximised,’ the Golkar politician said.
Misbakhun explained that Indonesia, as a resource-rich country, has enormous foreign exchange potential from minerals, coal, energy, and plantations. However, he argues there are still gaps in the trade and export reporting system that cause export values not being recorded optimally. Through DSI, he hopes the government can build stronger oversight and governance of trade so that all this potential can provide maximum benefit to the national economy.
In addition to strengthening oversight, Misbakhun said DSI could also improve Indonesia’s bargaining position in global markets. The Golkar legislator from East Java’s Dapil II is confident that more professional and coordinated export management can ensure commodity prices are more competitive and provide greater added value for the country. He also hopes this will impact an increase in national foreign exchange reserves and strengthen the stability of the rupiah’s exchange rate.
‘When export earnings can flow into the country more optimally, our economic resilience will be stronger. This is important for maintaining fiscal stability, strengthening foreign exchange reserves, and enhancing investor confidence in Indonesia’s economy,’ he said.
The Indonesian Foreign Ministry (Kemlu) emphasised that the formation of PT Danantara Sumber Daya Indonesia (DSI) is not a trade barrier, but rather a reform of governance of strategic commodities.