Kadin Chair: Jakarta Must Be a Special Region

Following the process of moving the IKN (Nusantara Capital City) to Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan, the development of Jakarta in the future continues to be discussed. Various parties convey the same thing, one of them is the Jakarta Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin).

Jakarta will continue to play an important role in the national economy

Jakarta Kadin Chairperson Diana Dewi explained the business world still believes that after the movement of IKN, the Indonesian economy will still rely on Jakarta and "Greater Jakarta" which contributes 28 to 34 percent of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

"In the future, Jakarta will continue to play an important role in the national economy," she said in a written statement received by beritajakarta.id on Tuesday (3/22).

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Even so, there would be a definite impact due to the movement of IKN, one of which was the decline in household consumption and government spending which has also contributed greatly to the regional economy

"To become one of the global trade centers, Jakarta needs to boost investment growth," she explained.

In accelerating investment growth, there are at least three things such as reducing or easing business licensing requirements, accelerating the business licensing process, and special assistance services.

Even though the status of the capital city is moved to IKN, Jakarta would still have its own specialty, including in terms of trade. Thus far, they have become the center of the Indonesian economy thus many regions have an interest in the status of Jakarta in the future.

As a trade center, they contributed 20 percent to the GDP of the trade sector, as a financial services center, Jakarta contributed 45 percent to the GDP of the financial services sector. 

As the center of government administration and defense, they contributed 49 percent, 27 percent for the education service center, and 10 percent for the processing industry center.

"So, Jakarta must become a Special Region," she added.