The investment realisation in Gresik Regency, East Java, is showing positive signs. In the third quarter of 2023, the investment realisation reached IDR 14.43 trillion, bringing the year-to-date total to IDR 37.34 trillion. Gresik Regency Vice Regent, Aminatun Habibah, expressed her appreciation for the remarkable achievement of the Regional Investment and Integrated One-Stop Service Office (DPMPTSP). "With the growth of investment in Gresik Regency, it contributes to various advancements, such as economic growth, poverty reduction, and the decrease in open unemployment," she stated after opening an investment exhibition at Gresmall Gresik on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The Vice Regent added that substantial investments also contribute to the economic growth of Gresik Regency. In 2020, the economic growth rate of the Gresik Regency was -3.46%.
This rate improved in 2021 to 3.79% and further increased to 7.38% in 2022. These achievements are significantly higher than the average economic growth rate in East Java, which is 5.34%, and the national rate, which stands at 5.03%. "The same results are evident in the open unemployment rate in Gresik Regency," she added. According to data, the open unemployment rate in Gresik Regency is 7.8%, a 1% decrease compared to the previous year (8.8%). As for the poverty rate, it has been decreasing since 2021 until 2023 (2021: 12.42%, 2022: 11.06%, 2023: 10.96%). "At present, the stunting rate in Gresik Regency is 10%, significantly down from previous years when it was at 28%," she explained. Meanwhile, Agung Endro, the Head of the Gresik DPMPTSP, added that the investment exhibition was held as a means to promote Gresik Regency in terms of industry and SMEs. "It aims to boost economic growth and enhance the investment climate in Gresik Regency," he emphasised in response to the investment achievements in Gresik.
