Investment
President Prabowo Subianto has entrusted Gorontalo with implementing an integrated livestock downstream industry development program. Gorontalo Governor Gusnar Ismail revealed that Prabowo's interest in Gorontalo is demonstrated by the disbursement of Rp 1.2 trillion in funding for the strategic program, which will be distributed and managed by four regency governments in Gorontalo.
Statistics Indonesia (BPS) West Sulawesi Province General Section Head Chitra Dewi Said revealed during BPS West Sulawesi's Official Statistic News (BRS) press conference on Jan. 5, 2026, that exports from West Sulawesi soaring by 40.47 percent year-on-year (yoy) towards US$576.64 million during the January to November 2025 period.
The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) and the Sarawak Government of Malaysia has met to discuss opportunities for collaboration in various sectors. The meeting took place at the IKN Authority Office on Dec. 10, 2025. It was a strategic opportunity to explore potential cross-sector cooperation and investment, ranging from transportation, education, health, and culture.
West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan met with Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia Wang Lutong at the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta on Nov. 11, 2025. The meeting discussed cooperation in various fields and potential Chinese investment in West Papua. Mandacan was accompanied at the meeting by, among others, West Papua Regional Secretariat Development Administration Bureau Head Onasius P. Matani, West Papua Environmental Office Head Reymond R.H. Yap, and West Papua Liaison Agency Head Erix I.W. Ayatanoy.
West Kalimantan Governor Ria Norsan confirmed that a new international flight route from Pontianak City, West Kalimantan to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will begin operating on Jan. 5, 2026. He conveyed the information after the governor received a visit from Lion Air Group Corporate Communations Strategic Danang Mandala Prihantoro at the West Kalimantan Governor's Office in Pontianak City on Dec. 29, 2025.
The Indonesian Employers Association (APINDO) has officially signed a cooperation agreement with the Banten Provincial Government's Education as well as Industry and Trade offices on Dec. 17, 2025. The collaboration is on the development of the Paint School program, a training initiative to improve workforce competence in the paint and coatings industry. In addition, two investment commitments in Banten were signed between PT Propan Raya and the Banten Provincial Government, as well as between PT Mitsubishi Chemical Indonesia (MCCI) and the Banten Provincial Government.
PT Surabaya Industrial Estate Rungkut (SIER), a subsidiary of investment holding state-owned enterprise (SOE) PT Danareksa, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bosai Mineral Group Co., Ltd. for the preparation of industrial land use in Pasuruan Regency, East Java Province.
Foreign investors from Malaysia and China are reportedly interested in investing Rp 62.3 trillion in total to Central Java Province. Central Java Governor Ahmad Luthfi revealed that foreign investors from the two countries had signed Letters of Intent (LoIs) for the investments.
