North Sulawesi Deputy Governor Steven O.E. Kandouw received a visit from the Netherlands Business Support Office (NBSO) Chief Representative Mario Lauw at the North Sulawesi Governor's office in Manado City, North Sulawesi Province on Sep. 18, 2024. The NBSO is under both the Netherlands' Ministry of Economic Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita stated that the government will move import entry ports for several industrial commodities to eastern Indonesia. The three ports to be designated as such are Bitung Port in North Sulawesi Province, Kupang Port in East Nusa Tenggara Province, and Sorong Port in Southwest Papua Province.

The West Papua Province Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Office (DPMPTSP) claims that realized investments to West Papua has reached Rp3.7 trillion for 2024.

Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam has officially opened a new flight route connecting Batam City, Indonesia, with Incheon, South Korea. The opening of the Batam-Incheon route is part of a broader strategy to enhance Batam's international accessibility and support economic and tourism development.

Investment realization is showing a positive trend in line with a projection from the World Bank that Indonesia's economy would grow 5.0 percent this year, as evident in a report on third-quarter (Q3) investments released on Oct. 15, 2024 by the Investment Ministry/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM).

Bank Indonesia (BI) North Sulawesi Province Representative Office Head Andry Prasmuko said that investments are among the driving factors for North Sulawesi's economic performance.

There are three main ports serving exports from Central Kalimantan Province during August 2024, namely Kumai Port, Pangkalan Bun Port and Sampit Port. The total export value through those three ports are US$65.32 million, US$5.91 million, US$2.87 million for Kumai Port, Pangkalan Bun Port, and Sampit Port, respectively.

Because of the proximity of Singapore and Indonesia, there has long been a significant amount of travel between the countries in both directions.