President Joko Widodo announceD a policy package on Wednesday seeking to accelerate economic development and lift the country out of the protracted slump.
"Kadin strongly supports the policy of the president . The policy is a breakthrough to revive the country's economy," Deputy General Chairman of Kadin Rosan P Roeslani said in a statement here on Friday.
Rosan said Kadin saw the policy as a comprehensive and effective measure to avert the impact of the global crisis and recover the country's economy from the long slump.
The policy gave new breath to the business sector in facing the present difficulties, he added.
He called on the government to also move fast in implementing the policy package by formulating short term steps to be taken in cooperation with the business sector.
He said there are too many bottlenecks and hurdles to be removed to facilitate economic development, pointing to weak industrial competitiveness of the country.
Industrial revitalization has been lagging behind with program forgotten for 10 years on being carried away by high prices of primary commodities earlier, he said.
The problem is worse with the weak industrial structure of the country and slow progress made in the development of energy resources and heavy dependence on import for basic materials.
Rosan said the manufacturing industry should be developed as a new economic fundamental not only limited to mastery of manufacturing technology, but the creation of added value of products.
Rosan, who is chairman of the Recapital Group, said there are three industrial sectors that needs emphasis in development -- agribusiness-based industry, commodity based industry and maritime-based industry.
The Indonesian farmers including livestock farmers and fishermen would never live in prosperity if the manufacturing, agricultural and maritime sectors would not recover, he said.
He said Indonesia has comparative advantages in agribusiness, primary commodities and maritime sectors.
"Therefore, we need to concentrate development of the sector to increase added value for the end products to be offered in the market," he said. (WDY)
: I Gusti Bagus Widyantara
COPYRIGHT © ANTARA 2026
Dilarang keras mengambil konten, melakukan crawling atau pengindeksan otomatis untuk AI di situs web ini tanpa izin tertulis dari Kantor Berita ANTARA.
