The Dualism Conflict Of Kadin Makes Foreign Investors Refuse To Enter Indonesia

Economist Fithra Faisal Hastiadi. (Photo: Mery Handayani/VOI)

JAKARTA - Senior Economist and Professor of Faculty of Business Economics at the University of Indonesia, Fithra Faisal Hastiadi, said that the conflict that occurred within the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) needed to be resolved immediately and amicably.

"This Chamber of Commerce and Industry does need a family settlement. Because they are actually one house. Kadin is not a company, they are also a non-profit organization," he said when met in Sarinah, Jakarta, Thursday, September 19.

"Now there is an elected Kadin chairman. The conflicts that accompany him should be very appropriate to be resolved immediately," he continued.

According to Fithra, if the conflict of leadership dualism in Kadin Indonesia is not resolved immediately will have an impact on the investment climate in Indonesia.

"If this of course drags on, dualism and even quarrels. Not only verbal fights but also physical fights. This will definitely greatly disrupt the business climate in Indonesia," he said.

Fithra said the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's fingers abroad were very wide, such as Japan, Britain, and the United States (US).

Therefore, this internal conflict must be resolved immediately so as not to cause doubt for investors to enter Indonesia.

"If for example dualism drags on, of course they will also be reluctant to enter Indonesia. Because their business partner is formally Kadin," he said.

"Because if Kadin is not clear, then they will see how this is formally and will eventually discriminate them too to enter," he continued.

Previously, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) opened his voice regarding dualism and the chaos of the leadership of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) between the general chairman of Kadin for the period 2021-2026 Arsjad Rasjid and the general chairman of Kadin as a result of the extraordinary national deliberation (munaslub) Anindya Bakrie.

He emphasized that Kadin's dualism was an internal problem for the organization.

The President opened up to meet Arsjad and Anindya, but did not want the hot ball to him.

"Whoever met me. I am open, there is no problem. But once again solve the Kadin problem internally Kadin. Don't push the hot ball to the president, that's all," said Jokowi to reporters after inaugurating the Indonesia Islamic Financial Center area at the Danareksa Tower, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, September 17.

The former governor of DKI Jakarta said that Kadin was not a political organization, but a business organization.

"So I ask for it to be resolved properly within the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Don't buy the hot ball later to me," he said.