Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesian government is preparing several new economic growth engines to achieve its national target of 8 percent economic growth by boosting production capacity, investment, and strategic policies.”The government continues to ensure the momentum of national economic growth is maintained by strengthening economic fundamentals and accelerating priority policies,” Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs spokesperson Haryo Limanseto stated on Wednesday.”These steps aim to increase production capacity, strengthen investment, and create new sources of growth,” he added.Limanseto emphasized that accelerating industrial downstreaming and fortifying domestic supply chains remain vital policy pillars to mitigate global risks and geopolitical uncertainty.By 2026, the government broke ground on 26 priority downstreaming projects, including coal-to-DME processing, copper and gold refining, industrial salt, alumina transformation, and waste-to-energy initiatives designed to create tens of thousands of jobs.In the financial sector, natural resource management has been strengthened through national bullion bank development and export proceeds (DHE) optimization.Managed by state-owned pawnshop PT Pegadaian and Islamic lender PT Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI), the Gold Bank manages 153 tons of gold valued at approximately Rp360 trillion (over $20 billion).At the same time, state-backed PT Danantara Sumber Daya Indonesia (DSI) managed $14 billion in export proceeds from three strategic commodities during its initial 74 days of operation, monitoring more than 6,500 export transactions to prevent under-invoicing and transfer pricing practices.Institutional restructuring of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is also advancing. The government closed 290 unprofitable entities out of 1,074 SOEs and subsidiaries, targeting a total upper limit of 300 state enterprises.Following these consolidation efforts, total SOE profits rose 75.3 percent from Rp186 trillion ($11.6 billion) in 2024 to Rp326 trillion ($20.4 billion) in 2025.Heading toward 2027, the government is preparing 10 key strategic transformations to enhance competitiveness: Renovation of 10,000 community health centers (Puskesmas).Construction and revitalization of 441 regional general hospitals (RSUD).Nationwide school facility renovations.Establishment of a national mineral and commodity exchange.Optimization of SOE assets.Development of 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy capacity.Establishment of the Indonesian International Finance Center (PFII).Creation of the Danantara Development Management Fund (DDMF).Electrification of public mobility networks.Implementation of a dual citizenship policy.”By strengthening strategic sectors and increasing competitiveness, the government wants to ensure higher and more inclusive economic growth,” Limanseto concluded.