Event Reports

EuroCham attended The World Bank's biannual Indonesia Economic Prospects Report Launch, June 2024 edition: Unleashing Indonesia’s Business Potential, on 24 June.

The event focus of the launch pertains to the critical importance of productivity in businesses to encourage economic growth and resilience from a microeconomic perspective, highlighting the reduction of fragmentation with firms and regulatory uncertainty in order to generate quality investment.

The event was opened by Carolyn Turk, Country Director of World Bank Indonesia, and a Keynote speech was presented by Riyatno, Deputy for Investment Cooperation, Ministry of Investment/BKPM, and the Deputy Ambassador of Australia, Gita Kamath.

This was followed by an insightful panel discussion featuring distinguished speakers: Raden Pardede (Senior Advisor for the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs), Dian Siswarini (President Director at PT XL Axiata Tbk), Fauzi Ichsan (Chairman Board of the Indonesia Financial Group).

Many thanks to the World Bank’s Indonesia team for inviting EuroCham Indonesia to this great event.

On the 20th of June, EuroCham was invited to attend a Just Energy Transition roundtable discussion titled “Collaboration on Opportunities Between Team Europe and Indonesia for Just Energy Transition.” The event began with opening remarks from H.E Denis Chaibi (EU Ambassador to Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam) and H.E Rachmat Kaimuddin (Deputy Coordinating Minister for the Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Investments). The event features an insightful panel discussion pertaining to investment opportunities for the energy transition in Indonesia, featuring Ir. Wiluyo Kusdwiharto (Director of Project Management and New Renewable Energy of PLN), Thomas Wagner (Head of EuroCham Energy Working Group and Chief Representative of Envitec), Dr. Nurkholis, S.Sos., M.Si (Head of East Java Energy Agency of Dinas MEMR, and Syaloom H.D. Korompis (Head of Investment Agency - Department of Investment and Integrated Services North Sulawesi).

Moreover, the seminar disseminates the LPEM-EUCD collab on “Promoting Just Energy Transition” featuring Khoirunurrofik, Ph.D (Head of Public Finance and Development Planning LPEM FEB UI), Henriette Faergemann (First Counsellor, Environment, Climate Action and ICT from EU Delegation to Indonesia), Robert Groenen (Deputy of the Energy Working Group and Business Developer & Project Manager Renewable Energy of Pondera), and dr. Harrison, M. Kes. (Governor of West Kalimantan Province). The session disseminates the LPEM-EUCD collab on “Promoting Just Energy Transition '' and opportunities for energy transition in Indonesia.