Investment
Realized investments to East Kalimantan Province for this year soared to Rp43.47 trillion in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025 out of the Rp79.86 trillion annual target set by the Investment and Downstream Ministry. The East Kalimantan Investment and Integrated One-Stop Services Office (DPMPTSP) is optimistic that the province will achieve said target by the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025.
Sixteen priority investment projects with a total investment value of Rp24.6 trillion, or about US$1.49 billion, were offered at West Java Investment Roadshow (WJIR) 2025 held at the Krakatau Ballroom located within one of the floors owned by PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat dan Banten (Bank BJB) in PT Sadini Arianda's T-Tower in South Jakarta Administrative City, Jakarta Special Capital Region (DKI).
The Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (BPI Danantara) has partnered with Chinese green metallurgy company GEM Co Ltd. to invest in a high-pressure acid leach (HPAL) nickel smelter with an estimated project value of US$1.42 billion (about Rp23.21 trillion), which is also being worked on in collaboration with Vale S.A. subsidiary PT Vale Indonesia Tbk.
The Riau Islands Provincial Government is welcoming new investment opportunities to Bintan Regency, Riau Islands. The information was revealed led by Riau Islands Deputy Governor Nyanyang Haris Pratamura during a meeting with PT Prabu Pratama representatives at the Kepri Building in Batam City, Riau Islands on Sep. 9, 2025.
The Karang Asam Festival in South Tanjung Enim Village Square, Lawang Kidul District, Muara Enim Regency, South Sumatra Province has been included in the Tourism Ministry's Karisma Event Nusantara (KEN) calendar of cultural festivals for 2025.
Bank Indonesia (BI) North Kalimantan Representative Office Head Hasiando Ginsar Manik stated during the official release for North Kalimantan Provincial Economic Report for August 2025 that the province's economy is projected to continue growing at a higher rate in 2025 compared to last year.
Southwest Papua Governor Elisa Kambu inaugurated the change in status for the Domine Eduard Osok (DEO) Airport as an international airport at the Indonesian Navy Regional Command XIV in Sorong City, Southwest Papua during the 80th anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) on Aug. 17, 2025.
The Singkawang City Government is opening up investment opportunities in the city's waste processing industry through a collaboration with Chinese company China Tianying Inc. (CNTY). Singkawang Mayor Tjhai Chui Mie received the CNTY delegation at her official residence in Singkawang City, West Kalimantan Province on Sep. 10, 2025.
