Finance Minister Purbaya Reveals Government's New Strategy to Attract Investors Amid Global Uncertainty

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has revealed that the government is preparing a new approach to improve the national investment climate. This strategy is implemented through a de-bottlenecking mechanism, or the removal of investment barriers based on the real issues faced by business actors.

The government considers this approach essential to strengthen the private sector’s role in driving national economic growth. The involvement of investors and the business world is a key factor in efforts to achieve an economic growth target of up to 8% by 2029.

“Without significant participation from the private sector, it is almost impossible to create economic growth above 6%,” said Purbaya at the International Seminar on Debottlenecking Channel: Resolving Bottleneck, Accelerating Investment at the Ministry of Finance Office, Jakarta, on Tuesday (12/5/2026).

The Finance Minister explained that the government’s spending contribution to the national economy is only around 10%. Meanwhile, about 90% of economic activity is supported by the private sector.

According to him, the government is now prioritising improvements to the business climate through more flexible investment policies, legal certainty, and consistency in rule enforcement.

The government also seeks to strengthen policy implementation through more practical and transparent mechanisms to maintain investor confidence.

“My approach is the opposite. I listen to the private sector about what their real problems are, and we solve those problems,” Purbaya stated.