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JAKARTA: Employers, both foreign and domestic, claimed the economic cooperation power in Asean and the increasing per capita income becomes the factor cause of the high investment in Indonesia.

Secretary General of the Indonesian employers Association (Apindo) said the growth in domestic investment was caused by strong Indonesian per capita income. The growth as assessed as a starting point of the changing expansion pattern of several investors, especially foreigners.

"If our per capita income reached US$ 4,000 per year in 2012, employers will shift as they see it as the market. Moreover, the population of Indonesia is 50% of Asean," he told Bisnis on Monday (8/6/2012).

Moreover, the Asean Economic Community (AEC) pattern is targeted to be conducted in 2015. On the concept, employers are also prepared a number of investments to strengthen the economic climate at least in Asean.

He said that on the AEC concept, Asean has its own market, so that every state is no longer required to be able to meet internal needs but has already in the concept of meeting the demands at Asean level. "Thus, the investment preparation was made."

To encourage the investment climate to meet the Asean Economic Community (AEC), the government needs to provide facilities and infrastructure to attract investors amid the prolonged global economic crisis.

In the acceleration to boost industrial investment growth, employers require infrastructure improvements, such as assurance on supply of energy, roads, and ports. In addition, there hasn’t been any legal certainty to ensure to ensure the industrial growth consistency.

According to Chairman of Indonesian Employers Association, Sofyan Wanandi, the government should immediately change the pattern of policies to boost the industry in the hope of securing raw materials, especially from nature. During this time, the growth of domestic industry is still supported by natural reources.

Sofyan added the the growth of industry in Indonesia should be able to accompany the performance 10 years ago. In this era, the industrial sector should be able to grow above 2 digits. "So, don’t be proud of the industrial growth target of 7.1% in 2012." (T07/TW)