Riau Province is ranked fifth nationally for investment realization in 2021. This was revealed in a press conference of the Ministry of Investment/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) which was delivered directly by the Minister of Investment/BKPM Bahlil Lahadalia online on their social media accounts, Thursday (28/28/2020). 01/2022). While on the island of Sumatra, Riau Province was ranked first. "From January to December, West Java has better investment realization, second place is DKI Jakarta, East Java is third, Banten is fourth and Riau is fifth," said Bahlil. In his presentation which was also witnessed by the One Stop Service Investment Agency (DPMPTSP) throughout Indonesia, Bahlil said that overall in 2021, the total national investment would reach IDR 901.02 trillion. Above the target set by President Joko Widodo and the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN). "The realization of investment from January to December 2021 reached IDR 901.02 trillion. This achievement is above the target set by President Jokowi and the target in the RPJMN," said the man who was born in Central Maluku.
Meanwhile, Riau Governor Syamsuar separately said that the realization of investment in Riau since 2019 has always been above the set target. All of this is due to his continuous promotions with his staff in the Riau Provincial Government, as well as synergies with various parties. "For Sumatra, thank God, since 2019 we have always been in the first position and the realization has always exceeded the set target. At the national level, now we have managed to move up to position 5 from the previous position 6. This is of course thanks to our hard work in promoting Riau to various groups we meet, besides that we are also synergizing with the Regency / City Government and Forkopimda to create a positive investment climate in Riau," said Gubri, who was always quick to pick up the ball to fight for the welfare of the community. Gubri continued, with the investment invested in Riau, it will open up many job opportunities which will lead to the development of the regional economy and increasing the welfare of the community. “The impact of this high investment realization in Riau is the opening of many job opportunities for the people of Riau, especially those around the company's operations. This will automatically reduce the open unemployment rate, improve people's welfare and develop the regional economy," said the Governor.
The Riau Provincial Government through the One Stop Integrated Service and Investment Service (DPMPTSP) continues to make various breakthroughs to facilitate business and investment licensing in this area. One of them is by using the Service Management Information System, which is abbreviated as SIMPEL. This system is a web-based independentlicensing application for computerized licensing data processing, starting from receiving application files, requests for technical considerations and the survey team, to issuing permits/recommendations using electronic signatures. By using this application, the licensing process becomes faster and transparent.
Source: https://riau.antaranews.com/berita/262641/riau-masuk-lima-besar-realisasi-investasi-secara-nasional
