Nineteen operating Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in Indonesia have attracted a combined investment of 64.4 trillion rupiah (4.53 billion USD) and provided jobs for 23,000 workers, according to Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo recently attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a copper smelter belonging to gold and copper mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia in Gresik town, East Java.