Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of Investment/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Rosan Roeslani is committed to continuing to distribute quality and sustainable investment in the Eastern Indonesia region.

"The point is why we give more special appreciation to Eastern Indonesia, because if you look at the distribution of investment, previously investment was more concentrated in Java, then Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi. We want to give special attention to the Eastern part, so that "They can also attract quality and sustainable investment," said Rosan at the 2024 Investment Services Award press conference in Jakarta, Monday.

In the 2024 Investment Service Award event which was held in Jakarta on Monday, the winners of the 2024 Investment Service Award for the Special Category for Eastern Indonesia were won by the Ambon City Government, the Merauke Regency Government and the Papua Provincial Government.

Rosan said that the 2024 Investment Services Award was an event that always received attention from the international world.

"So that's also what we want to convey, that equality is important for us. That's why we are paying special attention to Eastern Indonesia," he said.

On the same occasion, Deputy Minister of Investment/Deputy Head of BKPM Yuliot said that the investment potential in Eastern Indonesia was extraordinary. Natural resources are generally found in Eastern Indonesia, and in general the potential for Eastern Indonesia is quite large.

"So we are encouraging regions in Eastern Indonesia to be given opportunities. If we make existing standards, for example Eastern Indonesia and Java Island, then of course in terms of services and existing infrastructure, there is a gap between Eastern Indonesia and Western Indonesia. Of course "We see that with our special categorization, this encourages Eastern Indonesia to provide better services to investors," said Yuliot.

For the sectors currently being pursued is downstreaming, in fact many investments related to downstreaming are located in Eastern Indonesia.

"We see in Morowali, in the North Maluku region, in Papua, there are a lot of large-scale investment activities flowing and having a tremendous impact on our economy," said Yuliot.

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