HOW TO INVEST

BKPM is an investment service agency of the Indonesian Government created with the purpose to effectively implement the enactment of law on foreign as well as domestic investment. At the time, BKPM is a non-departmental government agency serving under and directly responsible to the President of the Republic of Indonesia. BKPM is chaired by Head of BKPM.

FUNCTION

BKPM's main function is to implement the government mission in the field of investment. In order to carry out its main function, BKPM performs the following duties:

• to assess and formulate national investment policy;
• to coordinate and perform investment promotion;
• to coordinate functional activities in performing its activities;
• to coordinate the development of investment activities among government institutions;
• to carry out managerial services in planning, administration, organization, personnel, financial, archive, encoding, supplies and logistic.

AUTHORITY
In order to carry out the above-mentioned functions, BKPM has the following authority:

• to prepare macro-level national planning on investment;
• to formulate investment policies to support macro-level development;
• to establish investment information systems;
• to grant approvals and to control investments with highly sophisticated and high risk strategic technology in its implementation;
• other authorities in compliant to other regulations related to the preparation and implementation on investment.

SERVICES PROVIDED

BKPM has put a lot of effort to improve its services in order to implement the government mission in the field of investment. The ultimate goal of BKPM is to provide a “one stop service” to investors, both foreign and domestic, to accomplish their intention to invest in Indonesia. In order to reach this goal, BKPM is committed to provide the following services: Investment Information Services BKPM provides information on:

• Investment potentials and opportunities (see Regional Potentials);
• Prospective Indonesian/foreign business partners for foreign/Indonesian investors wishing to carry out joint venture with Indonesian/foreign partners (see Matchmaking); and
• Government policies, laws and regulations and other related information with respect to investment (see Laws and Regulations).
• BKPM also disseminate publication on a periodical basis such as Investment Statistics (see Facts and Figures) and brochures.
• In addition, BKPM also update its homepage (http://www.bkpm.go.id) from time to time in order to present the most current information on investment in Indonesia.

Investment Licensing and Approval: BKPM provides guidance and advice to investors in preparing applications for new investment, expansion of investment and change of investment projects (see Approvals, Licenses and their Procedures).

Investment Monitoring and Evaluation: BKPM undertakes monitoring and evaluation on the progress of investment projects. In addition, BKPM also provide guidance and advise to investors in overcoming problems and constraints encountered during the project implementation.

HEADQUARTER ADDRESS
Investment Coordinating Board
(Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal - BKPM)
Jalan Jenderal Gatot Subroto No. 44
Jakarta 12190
Indonesia

Phone: (62-21) 525-2008, 525-2649, 525-4981
Facsimile: (62-21) 525-4945
Email: sysadm@bkpm.go.id
Website: www.bkpm.gho.id
P.O. Box 3186 Jakarta