Gov`t to Focus Job Opportunity, Economic Growth in New Package
11 February 2016 17:10 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - New economic policy package to be released on Thursday, February 11, 2016 would focus on job opportunity expansion and economic growth, Vice President Jusuf "JK" Kalla said.
JK added that the government would provide wider opportunities for people to attain prosperity by crafting various strategic programs and regulations that supported the new policy.
"We will provide more job opportunities in a bid to boost economic growth," JK said after attending the 2016 Bali Clean Energy forum in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Thursday, February 11, 2016.
The government announced details of the 10th economic policy package at the Presidential Palace. In the previous announcement, the government had revised the Investment Negative List (DNI) and opened more opportunities for foreign investments.
Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution said that the DNI revision had been completed. Darmin explained that the DNI revision would be included in the new policy package draft and had been discussed in the cabinet meeting led by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday, February 10, 2016.
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