Jokowi: In The World, The Largest Project Is IKN Nusantara

President Joko Widodo delivered a speech at the 2023 REI National Conference in Jakarta, Wednesday (9/8/2023). BETWEEN Dwi Gayati

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said the construction of the National Capital (IKN) Nusantara in East Kalimantan is the largest project in the world today. "In today's world, the largest project that exists is only one in Indonesia whose name is the capital city of the archipelago, ” said Jokowi while attending the 2023 Real Estate Indonesia (REI) National Conference in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, August 9. Jokowi said the government dared to open new economic centers by building IKN on the island of Kalimantan. Meanwhile, there are 34,000 hectares of land in IKN that can be purchased. Tens of thousands of hectares of the land, said Jokowi, can be owned by purchase, not free of charge. “ (A total of) 34 thousand hectares of land can be purchased. There is no freestyle there. How much is the price? Ask the Head of the IKN Authority. This is an opportunity, this is an opportunity, ” Jokowi said in the forum. On this occasion, President Jokowi also said that based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Indonesia's economic growth was 5.17 percent (year on year/yoy) in the second quarter of 2023. This indicates that Indonesia will continue to maintain economic growth above 5 percent for seven consecutive quarters. According to him, among the countries and member areas of the Group of Twenty (G20), only Indonesia, India, and the People's Republic of China were able to achieve economic growth of more than five percent. " “ In the G20 it is growing, the G20 countries that grow above 5 percent are only Indonesia, India, RRT,” he said. Furthermore, Jokowi asked REI to strengthen collaboration with the government. He wants the small people to be helped to be able to have healthy and decent housing. In addition, the Head of State reminded that the construction of houses or other types of property must pay attention to social and environmental impacts.

"This is important. Do not let after there is a construction of a residential area, for example a nearby village, the well water is dry, the village area is flooded. Please really look at things, the garbage is also please prepare in residential areas,” said President Jokowi.