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Indonesia targets $66b in foreign investment for 2023, up 7.5% from 2022

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Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) chairman Arsjad Rasjid, seen here on an electric motorcycle, detailed some challenges facing the nation as it moves to electrify its transportation infrastructure, switch from coal to renewable energy, and reach net-zero emissions by 2060.

Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chairman Arsjad Rasjid said Indonesia can establish itself as a base for building batteries required for EVs.

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SINGAPORE – Indonesia, South-east Asia’s largest economy, is targeting nearly US$49 billion (S$66.2 billion) in foreign direct investment (FDI) this year, about a 7.5 per cent increase over inflows for 2022, said the chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

In a recent interview with The Straits Times, Mr Arsjad Rasjid, 52, said that despite macroeconomic headwinds, the country was confident of hitting its target, due to its stable economic and political landscape.

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