Jakarta – Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin Indonesia), Anindya Bakrie, expressed his appreciation for President Prabowo Subianto’s speech during the House of Representatives (DPR RI) Plenary Session held in conjunction with National Awakening Day on Wednesday (20/05/2026). Kadin views the President’s speech as providing clear direction on national economic development, fiscal strengthening, industrialization, natural resource governance, the eradication of economic leakages, and protection for the business sector.

Anindya, popularly known as Anin, emphasized that Kadin fully supports President Prabowo’s policy of positioning the State Budget (APBN) as an instrument of national struggle to protect the people, strengthen the foundations of the national economy, and ensure that economic growth is truly felt by the wider public.

“Kadin appreciates President Prabowo Subianto’s speech. The President’s message was very clear: the state must be present, the economy must serve the people, but the business sector must also be given a healthy space to grow, invest, and create jobs,” said Anin on Wednesday (20/05/2026).

According to Anin, the President’s firm message that bureaucracy must not hinder businesses is an important signal for all state officials. The business community requires legal certainty, faster licensing processes, efficient public services, and a healthy investment climate.

“Kadin welcomes the President’s directive that entrepreneurs should not be extorted, disturbed, and that licensing procedures must be simplified. This is crucial to building investor confidence and encouraging the business sector to move more quickly,” Anin stated.

He stressed that supporting the business sector does not mean neglecting the interests of the people. On the contrary, a healthy business environment will create jobs, increase public income, expand the tax base, strengthen exports, and accelerate economic equality.

Anin also welcomed the President’s message that relations between the government, entrepreneurs, workers, MSMEs, cooperatives, and society must be built on the spirit of mutual cooperation (gotong royong). He noted that the business sector should not only make demands, but must also share responsibility in national development.

“Business players and employees also need to understand that economic progress requires cooperation. No party can only make demands. Entrepreneurs must invest, workers must remain productive, the government must provide ease of doing business, and society must help maintain stability,” he said.

Kadin also supports the President’s commitment to improving governance, eradicating corruption, eliminating illegal levies, reforming customs administration, and closing national economic leakages. According to Anin, good governance is the primary foundation for sustainable economic growth.

“Kadin fully supports the President’s efforts to improve the investment climate, strengthen governance, and combat corruption. The business sector needs clear, fair, and non-discriminatory regulations. Illegal levies, complicated licensing, smuggling, under-invoicing, and unfair practices must be eradicated because they harm both the state and law-abiding businesses,” he asserted.

Regarding the strengthening of governance in natural resource exports, Kadin understands the President’s commitment to ensuring that Indonesia’s natural wealth delivers the greatest possible benefit to the people. However, Kadin hopes the implementation will involve intensive dialogue with business stakeholders so that the policy can be carried out effectively, transparently, and while maintaining national export competitiveness.

“Kadin is ready to become a partner of the government in formulating the implementation of this policy so that its objectives can be achieved — namely increasing state revenue, safeguarding foreign exchange reserves, improving governance, while ensuring that the business sector can continue operating effectively,” said Anin.

Kadin also supports the Indonesia Incorporated concept as conveyed by the President. According to Anin, the concept is crucial to uniting the strengths of the government, state-owned enterprises (SOEs), the private sector, MSMEs, cooperatives, and investors under one national development agenda.

“Indonesia Incorporated must become a collective movement. The government, private sector, SOEs, cooperatives, MSMEs, and workers must move in one coordinated orchestration. Kadin is ready to serve as a bridge between the government and the business sector to ensure this concept is implemented properly,” he stated.

In the context of industrialization, Kadin believes the President’s speech sends a strong signal that Indonesia must not remain merely a market for foreign products. Indonesia must move up the value chain to become a producing nation, a downstream industrial hub, a manufacturing center, and an important part of the global supply chain.

Anin emphasized that Kadin is ready to support the downstreaming agenda, strengthening the manufacturing industry, developing young entrepreneurs, financing MSMEs, and import substitution initiatives. Kadin is also prepared to collaborate with the government in creating new entrepreneurs who are innovative and globally competitive.

“We must strengthen our national industries. Indonesia must not remain merely a market. We must be able to produce value-added goods, strengthen national brands, and create quality jobs,” he said.

Kadin also expressed its readiness to become a strategic partner of Danantara in accelerating investment, development financing, and national industrialization. According to Anin, the sovereign wealth fund can serve as an important catalyst for accelerating strategic projects, attracting global investors, and mobilizing domestic capital.

“Kadin is ready to partner with Danantara to accelerate investment and industrialization. The business sector has networks, experience, and execution capacity. If synchronized with government policy direction, the impact on the national economy will be tremendous,” Anin remarked.

In addition, Kadin supports various government priority programs such as the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program, Red and White Village/Subdistrict Cooperatives (Kopdes Merah Putih), food security initiatives, the development of fishing villages, downstream natural resource industries, strengthening domestically based energy, and job creation.

Anin believes these programs can become drivers of the people’s economy if implemented with good governance and by involving MSMEs, cooperatives, farmers, fishermen, and local business actors.

“Kadin is ready to support ensuring that major government programs do not merely become state expenditures, but truly become drivers of the people’s economy. MBG, village cooperatives, fishing villages, food, and energy programs must generate multiplier effects for MSMEs, farmers, fishermen, and national industries,” he said.

Kadin also appreciated the President’s target to maintain the 2027 fiscal deficit within the range of 1.80–2.40 percent of GDP, keep inflation under control, and encourage economic growth of 5.8–6.5 percent toward 8 percent by 2029. According to Anin, macroeconomic stability remains a key requirement for investor confidence.

“The business sector needs stability. Prudent fiscal targets, controlled inflation, a stable exchange rate, and policy certainty will strengthen market confidence,” he said.

At the end of his statement, Anin affirmed that Kadin would remain a constructive government partner, providing healthy criticism and actively contributing input based on both business interests and national interests.

“Kadin supports President Prabowo. We are ready to become a constructive partner of the government. We will support policies that strengthen the national economy, create jobs, improve governance, and lead Indonesia toward becoming a developed nation. The momentum of National Awakening Day must become the momentum for Indonesia’s economic awakening,” Anin concluded.