The improvement of infrastructure will automatically attract more investment."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government is striving to attract more investment to mitigate the impact of economic slowdown, which is affecting not only Indonesia but also several other countries, Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla stated.
"This (economic slowdown) is a universal issue," Kalla noted after attending the 3rd congress of the Islamic Economists Association (IAEI) here on Thursday.
The phenomenon of economic slowdown was also witnessed at regional and global levels, he pointed out.
To mitigate the impact of economic slowdown, the government will create more opportunities for investors to invest in Indonesia, he remarked.
Furthermore, the government had issued a fiscal stimulus policy, which was expected to expedite investment in various infrastructure projects, he stated.
During a discussion on the national development plan in Jakarta on Wednesday (April 29), the vice president noted that the improvement in infrastructure across various parts of the country will attract more investment, which is expected to contribute to the national economic growth.
"The improvement of infrastructure will automatically attract more investment," he affirmed.
Capital market observer Hanif Mantiq had earlier pointed out that the performance of issuers in the first quarter of 2015 declined, along with signs of declining economic activities in the country.
"The performance of issuers in the first quarter of this year stands at single digit, or lower than the market expectation of 15 percent," Mantiq, who is also a senior fund manager of BNI Asset Management, remarked on Wednesday.
(Reported by Muhammad Razi Rahman/Uu.INE/S012/KR-BSR/A014)
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