In Tokyo, Prabowo Emphasises Economic Reforms and Streamlined Investments
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to driving national economic reforms and transformation to create a more competitive and responsive investment climate.
This was stated in a keynote speech at the Indonesia-Japan Business Forum held at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, as part of President Prabowo’s official visit to Japan.
According to information received, in his speech, the President emphasised that in an increasingly interconnected world, close and mutually beneficial economic relations form an important foundation for stability and peace.
Prabowo believes that the beneficial outcomes from strong economic ties will lead to good for all people.
“That is my conviction. If there is real partnership between the Japanese economy, Japanese industry, and Indonesia, both our nations will benefit. When both our nations benefit, this will become a pillar of peace and stability,” Prabowo said.
In efforts to enhance economic competitiveness, the Head of State conveyed that the government continues to carry out deregulation and simplification of procedures, including eliminating rules deemed irrelevant.
As a concrete step, the government has formed a special task force for debottlenecking, tasked with handling investment obstacles quickly and directly.
“This task force has proven effective. We have resolved many issues because we go straight to the core,” Prabowo asserted.
“If you have problems, you can complain directly to me. You can complain directly to me. Through your ambassador, through your representatives, through MITI or JETRO or whatever, Keidanren, I am willing to receive complaints,” the President added.
According to Prabowo, a president in the modern era is a CEO of the country who must know and resolve problems very quickly.
Prabowo also highlighted the importance of speed in decision-making amid constantly changing global dynamics.
According to the President, to achieve the best results quickly, the key lies in good teamwork, much like the Indonesia-Japan partnership.
“If there is good teamwork, if the best minds join together, working as one, we will achieve the best results quickly. So, the Japan-Indonesia partnership, getting the best minds from both sides, working together, we can achieve good things very quickly. I believe we must collaborate. We have collaborated,” he explained.
To that end, President Prabowo welcomed the enhancement of the Indonesia-Japan economic partnership as a strategic opportunity to drive joint growth.
According to the President’s view, this is the right time to deepen cooperation between the two countries to move forward together.
“The enhancement of the Indonesia-Japan economic partnership agreement will open new opportunities. This is the right time to deepen our cooperation. We are ready and we want to move forward. We are ready to work quickly and we welcome you. If you want to come to Indonesia, we are ready to collaborate with you,” he explained.