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Foreign investors remain committed to investing in Indonesia: minister

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Foreign investors from key partner countries remain committed to Indonesia despite global turmoil linked to Middle East tensions, Investment Minister Rosan Roeslani said Monday.Rosan said major partners including China, Japan and South Korea—consistently among Indonesia’s top five investors—continue to show strong interest in sustaining and expanding their investments.“So far, they remain committed, and investments are continuing, especially in industrial sectors, including downstream processing,” he said after a meeting with Commission XII of the House of Representatives in Jakarta.He added that investment interest from Middle Eastern countries is also rising despite mounting geopolitical and geoeconomic uncertainties.“They are engaging with us intensively, and we are actively meeting potential investors,” he said.Rosan said the government uses overseas visits to engage investors through both large forums and smaller meetings, gathering direct feedback on Indonesia’s investment climate.He attributed sustained investor confidence to Indonesia’s political stability, security and overall investment environment.Domestic business activity is also strengthening, he said, noting a surge in investment registrations from local entrepreneurs.“In the past five months, we have recorded 1.8 million registrations from MSMEs and domestic investors seeking to invest,” he said.During President Prabowo Subianto’s recent visit to Japan, Indonesia secured investment commitments worth US$23.6 billion for strategic projects.A subsequent visit to South Korea in early April also yielded significant commitments, including business-to-business memorandums of understanding valued at US$10.2 billion.Rosan said the agreements underscore continued global confidence in Indonesia’s economic prospects despite external pressures.He added that a combination of national stability, rising domestic participation and sustained foreign interest is helping maintain positive investment flows.Earlier, Rosan expressed optimism that investment realization in the first quarter of 2026 would reach around Rp497 trillion (about US$28.9 billion), marking growth of roughly seven percent year on year.