Barriers removed, Investment Could Grow 4.1%
Portfolio April 18th, 2010
JAKARTA – the world economic recovery in 2010 will also affect the growth of domestic investment that is expected to grow by 4.1 percent. However, predictions of growth rate of investment portfolio and direct investment would be different.
For the investment portfolio will be relatively high growth does not differ greatly with the year 2009. However, for direct investment, although the election has passed, the economic situation globally and in countries still be vulnerable in 2010, “said Hendri Saparini Econit economist, in a book Econit Economic Outlook 2010 Legal quoted, in Jakarta, Saturday (16/1/2010 ).
On the other hand, already since the last five years there was no significant improvement in the investment climate so that the predicted foreign investors would return choose to hold direct investment. Last year foreign investment (FDI) it will experience negative growth of 28 percent while domestic investment (PMDN) will remain positive.
“2010 investment barriers are quite a lot. In addition to infrastructure facilities are not adequate, nor legal certainty and corruption that resulted in a high cost economy, “he added.
Entering the year 2010, the government of SBY very confident, that positive growth is the achievement of government in managing the economy. So that will be a big capital to promote economic growth in 2010. Even the mention of economic growth in 2010 is not only encouraged but also private consumption growth of investment.
Thus, optimism for the targets will be achieved based on the strategy of ministers in the United Indonesia Cabinet II to eliminate the problem of investment barriers in Indonesia.
