Chinese Investors Asked To Take Part In Long Term Ventures

Jakarta (Antara Bali) - National Development Planning Minister  and chief of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Armida S Alisjahbana said Indonesia needs long term investment from China.
       
Armida asked Chinese investors to be involved more  in quality investment  and mutually beneficial ventures by using more local content.
       
"We hopes that investment would give added value to local content used in the investment," she said when receiving a visit of a group of Chinese business leaders here on Monday.
       
She also asked investors to pay attention to the welfare of the local people  and gave them the priority in job opportunity.
       
She told the Chinese business leaders,  opportunities are wide open for investment in the country . The business and investment climate and political and economic stability are favorable,  she said, adding the country has  abundant natural resources.
       
Growing purchasing power of the people will better guarantee market, she said. "Bappenas will continue to work together with the Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) to improve investment climate in  Indonesia," she said.(*/M038)