There will be six new Special Economic Zones (KEK) that are expected to attract up to Rp300 trillion in investment.
D-HUB SEZ, located in BSD City, is the first SEZ in the Greater Jakarta area, a region with a high concentration of affluent residents.
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have become a key instrument for ASEAN countries to attract investment and drive economic growth, and Indonesia is no exception. Indonesia's SEZs must be able to compete on equal terms with, and even outperform, those of other ASEAN countries.
Despite its great potential, SEZs need to continue to develop their potential in order to be competitive with SEZs in other countries.
The attractiveness of a total of 25 SEZs spread from Sabang to Merauke has proven successful in penetrating a total investment of IDR 294.4 trillion or USD 3.6 billion from 2021 to September 2025.
This article is an opinion from the Deputy Chair of the Indonesian Employers' Association (APINDO), Sanny Iskandar
Special economic zones (SEZ) in Indonesia are experiencing improved performance. SEZs are also becoming new ecosystems supported by communities in the surrounding areas.
The performance of special economic zones in Indonesia is showing positive developments. Attention is needed regarding the supporting ecosystem to optimize the performance of these zones.
The provision of infrastructure and regional accessibility, as well as the suitability of each activity with the regional Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), are some of the obstacles that need to be resolved in developing Special Economic Zones.
The managers of special economic zones are trying to spread prosperity in the surrounding environment. Encouraging empowered UMKM, taking advantage of demand from within their business area.
The Gresik Special Economic Zone (SEZ), East Java, which has been operating since 2022, has emerged as an engine for national industrial development. With a cumulative investment value of Rp 92.8 trillion (2024), the Gresik SEZ is the SEZ with the highest investment among the 25 SEZs in Indonesia.
The performance of Special Economic Zones in the first semester of 2025 showed positive achievements as seen from the achievement of a better ICOR rate than the national one. This can encourage the growth of new SEZs and attract investors to accelerate economic targets more quickly.
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