Ketum Kadin Anindya Bakrie Optimistic That 2025 Will Be A Great Opportunity For The Indonesian Economy To Grow Positively

Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Anindya Bakrie. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) is optimistic that 2025 can be an opportunity for the national economy.

"We see that 2025 is a year full of challenges, but also opportunities. And we choose to be optimistic to see this all," said Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Anindya Bakrie in Jakarta, quoted by Antara, Monday, December 30.

Anindya added that Kadin did not deny the challenges ahead, namely economic challenges, but it can be seen that this economic challenge is also due to global impacts, where geopolitical and geoeconomic geoeconomics are also full of uncertainty.

"One of the most important things for Indonesia is investment, and I see the ability of our President of the Republic of Indonesia to convince investment to be present in Indonesia. And one of the things that is underlined is legal certainty. I believe this will all be the forerunner of a revival or sustainability of investments that are very, very much needed in Indonesia," he said.

Kadin sees that investment, although there are still many challenges here and there, both from abroad and domestically, has extraordinary potential.

Second, Kadin also sees that government programs to help the wider community such as free nutritious food, food barns, and also the elimination of bad debts to MSMEs will produce very good results in the medium and future and can be felt directly when talking about the issue of poverty and hunger.

In addition, Kadin also sees that the cheap housing program has a very good impact, and of course Kadin does not forget that he also sees long-term investments such as in education and also health which is certainly a very large infrastructure for the Indonesian people to be able to compete, but is also something that can make welfare better.

"So in short we see that in the future the competitiveness of Indonesia is very large," said Anindya.

Indeed, Kadin does not turn a blind eye to many challenges such as the issue of VAT 12 percent and the decline in people's purchasing power, especially the middle class, and other issues.

"But of course this is where Kadin's job is two, the first to work with constituents, namely the provincial Chamber of Commerce and Industry and also all companies including SOEs and cooperatives under the auspices of Kadin to be able to navigate all of this well. And secondly, it is a good strategic partner. the government in the program encourages economic growth of 8 percent and reduces poverty," said Anindya.