Nusa
Dua (Antara Bali) - The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM)
and Tourism Ministry promoted investment potentials in the tourism
sector and its supporting infrastructure to some 400 investors attending
the 2017 Regional Investment Forum (RIF), held here, Thursday.
"The tourism sector and its supporting infrastructure, which is no less important, will become a priority to attract foreign and domestic investors," BKPM Chief Thomas Lembong stated after opening RIF 2017 at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center.
The tourism sector is a new spearhead to boost investment for the Indonesian government, he noted.
Investment growth in the tourism sector reaches 18 percent annually, and hence, investors should capitalize on the growth, he remarked.
During the forum, representatives of the local administration and companies were scheduled to hold one-on-one meetings with potential investors.
The tourism sector has contributed Rp51.2 trillion, or around 2.2 percent, of the total investment realization over the past five years.
In 2016, domestic investment in the tourism sector was recorded at Rp2.2 trillion, while foreign investment reached Rp12.8 trillion, thereby totaling Rp15 trillion of investment in the tourism sector.
Tourism Minister Arief Yahya delivered a presentation on the country`s tourism potentials during the forum attended by domestic and foreign investors.
Tourism sector is the most inexpensive and easiest means for the government to boost economic growth and foreign exchange as well as create jobs.
Indonesia`s growth in the tourism sector in 2015 was far above that of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and also across the world, he noted.
"In general, Indonesia`s tourism sector grew by 10.3 percent, above the five percent growth recorded in the ASEAN and 4.4 percent in the world," he pointed out.
The government has set a target of receiving 15 million foreign tourists this year and 20 million foreign tourists by 2019. (WDY)
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"The tourism sector and its supporting infrastructure, which is no less important, will become a priority to attract foreign and domestic investors," BKPM Chief Thomas Lembong stated after opening RIF 2017 at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center.
The tourism sector is a new spearhead to boost investment for the Indonesian government, he noted.
Investment growth in the tourism sector reaches 18 percent annually, and hence, investors should capitalize on the growth, he remarked.
During the forum, representatives of the local administration and companies were scheduled to hold one-on-one meetings with potential investors.
The tourism sector has contributed Rp51.2 trillion, or around 2.2 percent, of the total investment realization over the past five years.
In 2016, domestic investment in the tourism sector was recorded at Rp2.2 trillion, while foreign investment reached Rp12.8 trillion, thereby totaling Rp15 trillion of investment in the tourism sector.
Tourism Minister Arief Yahya delivered a presentation on the country`s tourism potentials during the forum attended by domestic and foreign investors.
Tourism sector is the most inexpensive and easiest means for the government to boost economic growth and foreign exchange as well as create jobs.
Indonesia`s growth in the tourism sector in 2015 was far above that of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and also across the world, he noted.
"In general, Indonesia`s tourism sector grew by 10.3 percent, above the five percent growth recorded in the ASEAN and 4.4 percent in the world," he pointed out.
The government has set a target of receiving 15 million foreign tourists this year and 20 million foreign tourists by 2019. (WDY)
Editor : I Gusti Bagus Widyantara
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