Jokowi Says Investment Value Reaches IDR 56.2 T As Of August, 55 Infrastructure Projects Have Groundbreaking,

President Joko Widodo. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) revealed that there have been dozens of infrastructure projects that have laid the groundbreaking in the capital city of Nusantara (IKN).

The investment value reached IDR 56.2 trillion until August 12, 2024.

"And as of today, I also need to say that it is beyond the budget of the incoming investment budget of Rp56.2 trillion from 55 (projects) that have been groundbreaking," he said at the opening of the plenary cabinet meeting, quoted from the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube, Monday, August 12.

Jokowi also explained that the 55 projects that had been groundbreaking consisted of 6 educational projects, 2 health projects, 10 retail and logistics projects, 8 hotel projects, and 2 energy and transportation projects.

"There are 14 offices and banks, there are 9 green housing and areas, media and technology," he said.

Furthermore, Jokowi said, the economy developed at IKN is a green economy. This includes the digital economy.

The economy that will be developed in the capital Nusantara is also a green economy, a digital economy that will accompany the government in the capital city of Nusantara. Once again, the green economy, the digital economy, data centers, financial centers and others," he said.

The former governor of DKI Jakarta also mentioned the benefits made by the people of East Kalimantan from moving the nation's capital.

He said one of the challenges was economic growth in the region.

"If you ask what benefits do people get in Kalimantan, especially in East Kalimantan? I think this will encourage economic growth in East Kalimantan Province, especially Balikpapan and more specifically North Paser Panajem district," he explained.

Jokowi said that the reason for moving the capital city was carried out so that economic equality would occur.

This is because 58 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) is on the island of Java.

"If we know one of the reasons why the capital city moved? Because we want equitable distribution, because we know 58 percent of the economic GDP is in Java, so we want to levelize it to also get out of Java to get its economic turnover," he said.