Bank Indonesia Representative Office of North
Sumatra together with Provincial Government continue to synergize in
encouraging investment through North Sumatra Invest (NSI). NSI, which is a
synergy between Bank Indonesia, BAPPEDA, and DPMPPTSP of North Sumatra, has not
stopped making efforts to encourage investment in North Sumatra. Starting from
the collection of investment projects at the Regency / City level, Capacity
Building to strengthen the project offering, Site Visit with the Consulate
General and Honorary Consulate and the culmination of the 2022 NSI program,
namely NSI Day 2022 activities on September 28, 2022 in Medan City. Carrying
the theme "Boosting Investment to Recover Stronger", NSI Day 2022
activities are expected to support a stronger economic recovery through
strengthening the investment sector which has a 30.2% share of North Sumatra's
economic growth.
NSI Day 2022 was attended by Senior Deputy
Governor of Bank Indonesia, Deputy for Investment Promotion of the Ministry of
Investment, Regional Secretary of North Sumatra, Regent of Pakpak Bharat,
Consulate General and Honorary Consulate of Friendly States in North Sumatra,
Leaders of Vertical Agencies, Leaders of Banks and Associations in North
Sumatra, Project Owners , related agencies, as well as potential
investors abroad who were invited through Bank Indonesia of overseas and
potential domestic investors from companies and priority banking customers in
North Sumatra with a total of 440 participants consisting of 216 people
attending offline and 224 people attending online.
Senior Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia, Mrs. Destry
Damayanti emphasized the high commitment from Bank Indonesia to synergize in
boosting economic growth in Indonesia, including North Sumatra. This commitment
is carried out through strengthening communication and transparency to maintain
good relations with investors and encourage the function of the Investor
Relations Unit to manage the positive perception of investors to Indonesia.
Great appreciation is given to NSI for the implementation of NSI Day
2022 which is a tangible form of encouraging investment promotion through the
provision of information, business matching to assistance and
facilitation to increase investor confidence to continue investing in North
Sumatra.
Regional Secretary of North Sumatra Province, H. Agus
Tripriyono said in his speech that the North Sumatra Provincial Government
continues to encourage a conducive investment climate by providing incentives
and ease of investment, as well as the availability of investment projects that
are ready to be offered, especially in the green energy sector. The North
Sumatra Provincial Government also hopes that through NSI Day 2022,
further communication can be established between investors and the strategic
investment projects offered. In line with this, the Deputy for Investment
Promotion of the Ministry of Investment, Mr. Nurul Ichwan, also said that this
activity is the right step in line with efforts at the national level to
re-intensify investment promotion activities.
NSI Day 2022 activities include:
- Launching of the North Sumatra Investment Opportunity Map
integrated with WebGIS which is a website-based geospatial information system,
as an informative and easily accessible investment project promotion medium.
- The signing of the MoU and Investment LoI in North
Sumatra was carried out by 5 (five) domestic and foreign investors with
strategic investment project owners as a form of strengthening investment
commitments in North Sumatra.
- Panel discussion with the topic "Why Should
Investors Invest in North Sumatra?" which was filled by the Head of Bank
Indonesia Representative Office of North Sumatra, Head of DPMPPTSP of North
Sumatra, Board of Directors of PT. Unilever Indonesia, and the Board of
Directors of PT. Sheel Oil Indonesia and presented a more interactive
discussion regarding investment prospects and the main factors that investors
consider investing in North Sumatra.
- Testimonials by investors that strengthen the
attractiveness of investment in North Sumatra. Testimony delivered by the Board
of Directors of PT. Unilever Indonesia, PT. Sheel Oil Indonesia and PT. Dan Shi
Indonesia.
- Investment promotion by IPRO (Investment Project
Ready to Offer) project owners in North Sumatra. Toba Caldera Resort
which is a Super Priority Tourism Destination, as well as Sei Mangkei SEZ and
Medan Industrial Estate are given the opportunity to promote their investment
projects to potential investors.
- Investment promotion booth by 9 strategic investment
projects in North Sumatra, as a medium for discussion and dissemination of
information related to investment projects offered.
- One-on-one meeting has been facilitated
offline and online, as an effort to connect strategic investment projects in
North Sumatra with potential investors, both domestic and foreign. NSI will
continue to monitor and follow up on the implementation of the one-on-one meeting.