medcom.id, Jakarta: Middle Eastern investors conveyed their interest in investing on the Indonesian tourism sector. The location chosen to invest their capital are Mandalika Special Economic Region in West Nusa Tenggara and Tanjung Lesung Special Economic Region (KEK).
Head of Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Franky Sibarani conveyed that the tourism sector is one of the prioritised sectors expected to increase its realization in supporting the national investment target of Rp594.8 trillion.
"With the Middle Eastern investment, it is hoped to contribute positively on the government's efforts to boost investment in tourism sector," he stated in an official statement on Tuesday (3/22/2016).
He assessed that these investors also have the capability to invest, as marked with the presence of the only global alliance of real estate and hotel investors with its 78 members (and a total asset of USD80 billion). The members are comprised of institutional investors, hoteliers and asset managers, among others the Host Hotels & Resorts and Blackstone.
"Mandalika and Tanjung Lesung, which are chosen, also showed that the government's policy to focus on the two economic regions as tourism cluster is responded positively by investors," he explained.
Meanwhile, the Investment Promotion Official of BKPM Representative Office (IIPC) in Abu Dhabi, Agus Prayitno, mentioned that his party is prepared to guard the investment interest conveyed by the Middle Eastern investors.
"We will cooperate with the Tourism Ministry, PT Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (PT ITDC) and PT Banten West Java Tourism Development (PT BWJTD) to safeguard the investment interests," he said.
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