Jakarta. The Home Affairs Ministry is nudging regional governments to woo investors by providing convenience in the permit processes. 

The Home Affairs Ministry is urging local government heads to increase their regional revenue, among others, by boosting investment inflows. The ministry's secretary general, Tomsi Tohir, told the 2025 Beritasatu Regional Forum that investors would rush if they could easily get their permits.

"Regional governments need to create a conducive business climate by providing convenience, certainty, transparency, and acceleration in licensing processes," Tomsi said.

He also called on the regional government to cut the bureaucratic red tape in regard to investment. Greater investments will also translate into job creation.

Indonesia's economic conditions are also relatively stable compared to other parts of the world. This should provide investors at home and abroad with assurance that Indonesia could provide the stability that they sought.

"Indonesia's economic growth in the third quarter of 2025 grew by 5.04 percent, ranking 45th out of 185 countries worldwide and third out of 24 G20 member countries," Tomsi told the same conference.

Between January and September, Indonesia amassed Rp 1.4 quadrillion or around $83 billion in investments from both foreign and domestic investors. About Rp 741.8 trillion went to regions outside Java.