Prabowo tells investors: Indonesia is no longer a "sleeping giant"
Jakarta (ANTARA) — President Prabowo Subianto, addressing 12 senior executives of major global companies, affirmed that Indonesia is no longer a “sleeping giant” but has risen to collectively develop and strengthen the national economy.
The President made the remarks whilst opening a meeting with 12 major global investment firms in Washington DC, United States, on Friday (20/2) local time.
“The President conveyed at the outset that Indonesia has long been known as a sleeping giant, but we’re not sleeping anymore — now is the time for us to rise and together develop and strengthen the Indonesian economy,” said Investment and Downstreaming Minister, who also serves as CEO of BPI Danantara, Rosan Roeslani, following the meeting.
Rosan said the attending investors expressed appreciation and praised the policies implemented by the Prabowo administration. These policies were deemed to have elevated Indonesia’s standing and increased its prominence on the global investment map.
“They also expressed praise for the President’s policies implemented thus far, which have made them now see Indonesia as bigger,” he said.
Meanwhile, Danantara Chief Investment Officer Pandu Sjahrir said the global investors specifically appreciated President Prabowo’s commitment to strengthening the legal system and regulatory certainty as the primary foundation for long-term investment.
They also welcomed the establishment of BPI Danantara, initiated by Prabowo. The investors considered Danantara a potential strategic partner, given their experience working with various sovereign wealth funds worldwide.
“So, perhaps as a summary, their desire is to now begin investing through partnerships and using Danantara as one of their potential partners for investment,” Pandu said.
President Prabowo received the 12 leaders of global investment firms as part of his working visit to Washington DC, United States, on Friday (20/2) local time.
The investors comprised CEOs and presidents of leading global investment companies with total assets under management of approximately US$16 trillion (roughly Rp270 quadrillion).
During the meeting, President Prabowo outlined the direction of national economic policy, measures to strengthen the investment climate, and the government’s commitment to maintaining stability and legal certainty. The dialogue continued with one-on-one sessions with each company leader to discuss further cooperation opportunities.
In addition to Rosan and Pandu, President Prabowo was accompanied by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia, Foreign Minister Sugiono, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, Indonesian Ambassador to the United States Dwisuryo Indroyono Soesilo, and Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Anindya Bakrie.