The Bombana Regency Government of Southeast Sulawesi Province is opening investment opportunities for local and foreign entrepreneurs to build shipyards, as there are many ships that need routine repairs and maintenance in the area.

The Southeast Sulawesi Province Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Office (DPMPTSP) noted that investment to Southeast Sulawesi dropped to Rp11.05 trillion in 2024.

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) Southeast Sulawesi Province reported that the Southeast Sulawesi economy experienced 5.4 percent cumulative annuual growth (c-to-c) in 2024, up from 5.35 percent c-to-c in 2023. BPS Southeast Sulawesi Acting Head Surianti Toar explained that, in terms of production, the industrial manufacturing business field recorded the highest cumulative annual growth at 12.98 percent.

The Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Government gave its appreciation to PT Ceria Nugraha Indotama (Ceria Group)'s investment to the province during a working visit by the Southeast Sulawesi Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Forkopimda) to the Ceria 'Merah Putih' Smelter project site in Wolo District, Kolaka Regency, Southeast Sulawesi on Jan. 23, 2025.

Realized investment to Southeast Sulawesi Province from January to September 2024 reached Rp8.32 trillion, or 37.81 percent of the target set by the central government. Southeast Sulawesi Regional Secretary Asrun Lio stated that the achievement was still within the realistic range of the Rp25.61 trillion realized investment target for 2024.

CNGR Ding Xing New Energy have proposed to build an integrated nickel industrial area in Southeast Sulawesi Province with an estimated investment value of US$ 10.5 billion or about Rp164.34 trillion (assuming Rp15,651 per US$1). CNGR Indonesia's Public Relations Director Magdalena Veronika said that the plan had been mentioned in a state document.

The Finance Ministry's Customs and Excise Directorate-General Kendari City Customs and Excise Office along with the Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin) Southeast Sulawesi Province Animal, Fish, and Plant Quarantine Office; or Southeast Sulawesi Quarantine, released the first export of live groupers from Wakatobi Regency, Southeast Sulawesi to the Hong Kong market. The export for 3,200 kilograms (kg) of the fishes was carried out by Bintan Indo Sejahtera on Oct. 15, 2024.

Bank Indonesia (BI) Southeast Sulawesi Province Representative Office has held Southeast Sulawesi Economic Forum (Forkestra) National Seminar 2024, the fourth edition of the annual event.