HKI Urges Investment Task Force To Complete Obstacles And Accelerate Capital Realization

Chairman of the HKI Akhmad Ma'ruf Maulana. (Photo: Doc. HKI)

The Indonesian Industrial Estate Association (HKI) welcomes the establishment of an Investment Task Force but emphasizes the importance of concrete steps to overcome bureaucratic and technical barriers that hinder investment realization.

"Investment pipelines in industrial areas continue to grow, but without concrete solutions, investors can switch to other countries," said HKI Chairman Akhmad Ma'ruf Maulana to reporters, Wednesday, September 24.

HKI highlights several main obstacles, namely, weak regional central synchronization, regulatory uncertainty, spatial and land problems that overlap with agricultural land, as well as limited infrastructure and utilities outside industrial areas.

Ma'ruf emphasized that the Task Force must be a single command capable of coordinating cross-ministerial and regional permits, directly overseeing priority projects, setting service time targets, and reporting results transparently to the President and the public.

According to him, the acceleration of investment does not only increase the investment rate, but also creates jobs, supports downstream industry, and strengthens national competitiveness.

"The investment pipeline must be real in the field, not just a commitment on paper," said Ma'ruf.