City Strengthens Cooperation with Jakarta KADIN for Better Economic

We want Jakarta to grow big, its economy to grow, the absorbed workforce will increase

The Jakarta Provincial Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Jakarta Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) regarding Economic Development and Infrastructure, on Thursday (3/5).

Therefore, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan along with Jakarta KADIN Head Diana Dewi signed a Mutual Agreement in the executive meeting (Rapimprov) I/2020 management period 2019-2024, Jakarta KADIN, at Bidakara Hotel, South Jakarta.

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According to him, the city continues to collaborate with the business community and stakeholders sustainably, one of them is with Jakarta KADIN. It is done to strengthen the development and economic growth in Jakarta, especially for the new economy after the relocation of the national capital, which aims to realize Jakarta as a center for business, trade services and tourism.

"We want Jakarta to grow big, its economy to grow, the absorbed workforce will increase. The poverty rate will decrease and moreover our poverty rate last year was the lowest throughout Indonesia in five years. The government and the business world must close, synchronize policies thus the business world can continue to grow well under any conditions. So we welcome and support it. We want to facilitate, regulate, make regulations to encourage economic growth in Jakarta to be better," he expressed, as quoted by Jakarta PPID's press release.

The mutual agreement extension on economic development and infrastructure between the city and KADIN includes various sectors, including:

a. Economic Sector

b. Transformation sector

c. Infrastructure Sector

d. Education Sector

e. Small and medium business sector

f. Digital economic sector and creative economy

g. Information and communication sector

h. Employment Sector

i. Health and social sector

j. Other sectors needed

Aside that, there was also a signing of Cooperation Agreement (PKS) between the city with the KADIN, which was witnessed by the governor. This PKS includes:

1. PKS between the Social Agency with KADIN on Economic Development in the Social Sector. Irmansyah as the Head of related agency along with the KADIN Head signed the PKS

2. PKS between the Manpower, Transmigration and Energy Agency with the KADIN on Economic Development in the Field of Manpower and Energy. Andri Yansyah as Head of related agency with the KADIN Head signed the PKS

3. PKS between the Tourism and Economic Agency with the KADIN on Tourism Economic Development and Creative Economy. Cucu Ahmad as Head of related agency with the KADIN Head signed the PKS.

At the same time, similar signing was also conducted between Bank DKI and PT Jakarta Tourisindo, with the KADIN.

Dewi asserted that her party's role is a business association has a very strategic role for the city in improving economic performance.

"InsyaAllah, in the future, the city will help us to support entrepreneurs under her party. We'll develop, grow with any conditions," she stated.