DESTINATION -Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) in collaboration with the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore,

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DESTINATION -Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) in collaboration with the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore,
Network Indonesia and Singapore Business Federation "the event" India Investment on Tourism Sector Marketing "at Suntec Convention SingaporeInternational, in Singapore, 19 August 2009.

Description written BPKM received in Jakarta, said Wednesday, the event which aims to attract investors to infuse capital in the tourism sector in Indonesia attended dozens of entrepreneurs in Singapore.

The event is also invited representatives of the regions in the Bangka Belitung Indonesia, Yogyakarta, West Nusa Tenggara, Central Sulawesi and South Kalimantan are intended to provide a thorough understanding of the Singapore investors who want to infuse capital in Indonesia.

"Chairman" Network Indonesia Low Sin Leng revealed that Indonesia is one of the ASEAN countries
has been known pariwisatanya potential.

One of the factors that support economic growth marked by one of the top among the ASEAN countries. "The number of tourists visiting Indonesia to reach 6 million in 2008 is one of the major market for Singapore investors," he said in his speech on Wednesday (19 / 8).

Low rate that position is marked with the potential of these steps the European Union ban that started to open the fly to Europe.

Deputy Head of the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) VK Rajan rate that will need to have repair done by people involved in the tourism sector of Indonesia.

Among related to "positioning" is owned by Indonesia. "Tourism sector requires a clear goal been to. Currently the market is dominated by the tourism sector of youth. This should really ditonjolkan in the campaign in the tourism sector," said Rajan.

Meanwhile, Deputy Director General for Investment Promotion BKPM Djajusman Darmawan said that Singapore is a country that ranked top in the Indonesian capital inculcate in the tourism sector. "Singapore beat Japan, previously the largest country investing in tourism in Indonesia," sebutnya.

Data released by the BKPM mentioned that in the last five years (since 2004-to February 2009) the amount of investment from Singapore reached 25 projects with a value reaching 195 million U.S. dollars, followed by UK with 15 projects worth 149 million dollars and is third with 1 Mauritius project worth 75.77 million dollars.

Darmawan said that the wrapper with the United States government does not publish the prohibition to visit to Indonesia (travel warning) because of the problem.