Pramono Determined to Transform Jakarta into a 'Global Player'

Governor of DKI Jakarta, Pramono Anung, has explained the direction of Jakarta’s development, which focuses on transforming the city into a global one. This step requires strengthening several sectors such as human resources, infrastructure, and competitive and sustainable economic potential.

This was stated by Pramono during the Deliberation on Development Planning (Musrenbang) for the 2027 Provincial DKI Jakarta RKPD, on Thursday (16/4/2026).

“It doesn’t just mean that Jakarta is only a local player. It’s time for Jakarta to become a global player,” said Pramono.

Pramono pointed out several activities that have received appreciation from the international public. Some of the current awards include infrastructure that is now recognised as the 17th best in the world. In addition, Jakarta is ranked as the second safest city in ASEAN after Singapore.

“So we must maintain this together, that as an open global city, we must make people safe and comfortable coming to Jakarta; there’s even a new trend where people going to Jakarta will stay longer in Jakarta. Previously, the average stay in Jakarta was 1.25 days or 1.5 days, now the average is 2.8 to 3 days,” explained Pramono.

Furthermore, according to him, Jakarta is now not only a business city but also a shopping tourism city. He sees that with the current pressure on the Rupiah exchange rate, many tourists are shopping in Indonesia because the prices of goods are considered relatively cheaper. On the other hand, the connectivity of Jakarta’s transportation infrastructure also makes more tourists visit.

“This is proven when we welcomed Christmas last time; I deliberately mentioned tax incentives. In less than 10 days, Jakarta welcomed Christmas with transactions of Rp15.25 trillion. Then, when facing Ramadan and Idul Fitri from 4 to 30 March, transactions in Jakarta reached Rp67.52 trillion,” he said.

“Why can this happen? Because of that, we give confidence to business actors and provide tax incentives; the important thing is transparency and openness,” he added.