Indonesia's FDI Jumps In Second Quarter, Investment Minister Says

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT - JAKARTA. Foreign direct investment in Indonesia jumped 27.4% on a yearly basis in rupiah terms to reach 257.7 trillion rupiah ($14.32 billion), its investment minister said on Thursday, the fastest growth rate in six quarters.

The ministry data excludes investments in oil and gas and financial sectors

 

The annual FDI growth in the previous quarter was.

 

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Base metals, mining and transportation, warehousing and telecommunication were some of the biggest beneficiaries of FDI in the second quarter, minister Rosan Roeslani said at a press conference

 

The biggest FDI sources were Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Japan and Malaysia, he said

 

Domestic direct investment in the second quarter reached 498.8 trillion rupiah