Lembong remarked here on Tuesday that in comparison with the economic growth, which is still struggling in the range of five percent, the tourism sector, in the past few years, grew by 14 to 17 percent annually, while the e-commerce sector grew even higher, by 20-25 percent per year.
"Thus, the tourism and e-commerce sectors are the new economic drivers that must continue to be kept and maintained," Lembong remarked at the Indonesia Stock Exchange Building, Jakarta, Tuesday.
He reiterated that tourism and e-commerce are the two strategic sectors.
For the tourism sector, in addition to forging ahead in the field of services, it is sustainable and touches the lower sections of society.
The tourism sector generates foreign exchange, and its services are also carried out by human labor.
Until 2019, the investment target is also aimed at the development of 10 priority tourism destinations, which requires a total investment of US$20 billion comprising $10 billion for public infrastructure and $10 billion for private infrastructure.
Indonesia`s tourism performance is climbing annually, and it is projected to contribute 15 percent to the gross domestic product, or Rp280 trillion to the country`s foreign exchange, and absorb 13 million workers by 2019.
As for e-commerce and the digital economy, Lembong stated that the sectors are suddenly receiving capital inflow, whereas in the past four years, this was still relatively rare.
Reporting by Citro Atmoko
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