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TheIndonesia.id - Riau Governor Syamsuar said with conducive conditions and various investment facilities, Riau is in the top four investment destinations in Indonesia in 2021. Three provinces on the island of Java occupy the top three positions.
"As the largest investment destination in Indonesia, it is proven that the acquisition of Foreign Investment (PMA) and Domestic Investment (PMDN) in Riau Province in 2021 reached IDR 53.05 trillion and absorbed 61,195 workers," said Governor Syamsuar in Pekanbaru, Thursday, April 7, 2022.
Governor Syamsuar conveyed this fact after visiting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemlu) office and met directly with the Director-General of America-Europe (Dirjen Amerop) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I Gede Ngurah Swajaya.
He said such an investment value brought Riau Province to receive an award from the Ministry of Investment/ the Investment Coordinating Agency and was given directly by the Minister of Investment/Head of the Investment Coordinating Agency (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia.
He said Riau was part of the seven provinces that received the prestigious award. Sequentially according to the rank and amount of investment, namely West Java Province (Rp1036.13 trillion), Special Capital Region Jakarta Rp103.33 trillion, East Java Rp79.55 trillion, Banten Rp57.96 trillion, Riau Rp53.05 trillion, Central Java Rp52.71 trillion, and North Maluku Rp43.84 trillion.
"It is hoped that investment will continue to increase in Riau, with the hope that it can also improve the community's economy and create job opportunities," he said.
He said that although the investment implementation target for Riau Province had reached more than 50 percent in the first quarter of 2022, Riau will continue to encourage more investors to come in. He said Riau has great potential for natural resources such as coconut, sago, honey, to tourism attraction potential.
Therefore, to encourage investment in Riau, he visited the Director General of America-Europe (Dirjen Amerop) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs I Gede Ngurah Swajaya. "I have known the Director General of the American-European Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a long time when I participated in a leadership program in Singapore a few years ago and at that time Ngurah Swajaya served as the Indonesian Ambassador to Singapore. Hopefully, he can help develop investment in Riau," he said.
