Bank Mandiri Boss Supports Government To Open Investment Faucet For 20 Thousand Owners Of Capital With Assets Of US$4 Trillion

JAKARTA – PT Bank Mandiri Tbk supports the government's steps to focus on the direction of investment absorption in the sustainable and digital sector through the 2022 Mandiri Investment Forum (MIF) event.

President Director of Bank Mandiri Darmawan Junaidi said, as a State-Owned Enterprise (BUMN) his party is strongly committed to encouraging the business world in Indonesia to be able to become an investment destination for capital owners and asset management corporations.

"Through the Mandiri Investment Forum, we hope that potential investors will get the latest information on investment opportunities as well as a series of policy reforms that have been intensified by the government. In addition, this forum can also contribute to capturing the momentum of economic growth from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic," he said in a statement. official, Wednesday, February 9th.

According to Darmawan, the event initiated by the company can reach up to 20,000 capital owners, including 700 foreign investors with an estimated asset under management of up to US$4 trillion.

"This is the right opportunity to promote business in Indonesia because investors can communicate directly with decision makers, both in the government and in investment-worthy corporations," he said.

On this occasion, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) also conveyed his message. In the footage shown at the opening of MIF 2022 today, the Head of State reminded that the various momentums of economic recovery must be maintained and structural reforms must continue.

"The 2022 period will be a momentum for economic recovery, after Indonesia's success in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic in the last 2 years with various policy responses, including in the economic sector," said President Jokowi.

Similarly, the Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani explained that the room for economic growth this year is increasingly open. This is because the fiscal measures in 2020 and 2021 show that Indonesia is quite successful in mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerating economic recovery.

"Fiscal policy in 2022 will continue to support the acceleration of recovery as well as the social sector, which aims to realize a healthy state budget by strengthening structural reforms," he said.

The Minister of Finance ensures that the design of state finances is designed to always be anticipatory, responsive and flexible in responding to uncertainty while still reflecting optimism and prudence.

"We will continue efforts to mitigate uncertainty, sustain social protection programs, strengthen the agenda for developing competitive human resources, develop technological infrastructure, fiscal decentralization, and continue budget reform including tax reform," said Finance Minister Sri Mulyani.