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is now in it s f ourt h year and is a collaborat ive ef f ort bet ween AmCham
Indonesia and t he U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washingt on, DC.
Throughout t he year, companies act ive in t he Init iat ive work closely wit h t he
Indonesian government and privat e sect or leaders t o ident if y ways in which
t o improve t he invest ment climat e and achieve our shared object ive of higher
economic growt h in Indonesia. Under t he Init iat ive, our annual
Invest ment Summit s have become key milest ones at which Indonesian of f icials
and American companies share ideas in a const ruct ive and mut ually
benef icial manner. As part of t his work, each year we
prepare an Invest ment Report . In 2013, our f irst report broke new ground by
more accurat ely calculat ing t he real level of US company f oreign direct
invest ment int o Indonesia. This year, our f ourt h such report , “ Vit al
Growing: Adding up t he US-Indonesia Economic Relat ionship,” t akes a
f resh approach by looking beyond direct invest ment and calculat ing
t he f ull value f or Indonesia of t he t ot al economic relat ionship wit h US
companies. The “ big number” we f ound may surprise readers, and we
t hink it will f ocus needed at t ent ion on nurt uring and opening up t he
business climat e. As always, we want t o recognize our
Indonesian part ners in t his work. The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and
Indust ry KADIN and t he Employers’ Associat ion of Indonesia APINDO are
our key privat e sect or part ners, bot h of which provide counsel, support and
guidance on an ongoing basis. The ot her agency wit h whom we work
part icularly closely is t he Indonesian Invest ment Coordinat ing Board
BKPM , which has been a co-sponsor of our Summit s since t he beginning.
We great ly value t he int eract ion wit h BKPM and look f orward t o more joint
act ivit ies in t he f ut ure. This report would not have been
possible wit hout t he hard work of bot h t he AmCham and t he U.S. Chamber
st af f . Our consult ant Arian Ardie provides valuable advice and hard work
t hroughout t he year on t he Init iat ive and t he Report . We are also grat ef ul
t o all t he companies who support t he Init iat ive and met wit h us t o round out
t he dat a and share t heir insight s and recommendat ions f or t he report .
Finally, we of f er a word of heart f elt t hanks t o t he aut hors of t his report ,
Pet er Milne and Muhammad Abduh. Pet er marshalled t he resources and
wrot e t he report while Abduh dug deep int o t he dat a t o ret urn t he vit al f igures
needed t o break new ground.
Our annual Invest ment Summit s have become key milest ones at
which Indonesian officials and American companies share ideas
in a const ruct ive and mut ually beneficial manner.
US–Indonesia Invest ment Report 2016
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Amcham Indonesia Invest ment Report 2016