Jakarta - Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), Anindya Novyan Bakrie, received a visit from the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Indonesia, Timor Leste and ASEAN, Marc Gerritsen, at The Convergence Indonesia Epicentrum Area, Kuningan, South Jakarta on Monday (09/06/2025).

During the hearing, Anindya or Anin, as she is familiarly called, said that on 16 June 2025, as many as 120 companies from the Netherlands will come to Indonesia on a trade and investment mission.

The delegation will focus on three main sectors: food security, maritime affairs, and water management.

‘The mission is very serious. They will not only focus on Jakarta, these 120 companies will be divided, some will go to Medan, Semarang, (and) Makassar, depending on the topic,’ Anin said.

The Netherlands, according to Anin, is the largest investor from the EU region in Indonesia, contributing around 46 per cent of total European investment.

‘So, it's huge. So, it is not (merely) because of good relations, but economically it is very significant,’ Anin added.

In addition to the priority sectors, the meeting also discussed social programmes such as Free Nutritious Meals (MBG), the provision of affordable housing, as well as potential cooperation in the provision of migrant labour, including seafarers and health workers.

‘The target is to find partners, not just trade partners, but investment partners. They (the Dutch) also have something called Invest International. (There is around) 300 million US dollars that they want to focus on Indonesia to start businesses that can be long-term. So, it looks very concrete from the government,’ said Anin.

Meanwhile, Ambassador Marc Gerritsen appreciated Kadin's openness and support in this big mission.

He emphasised that cooperation with Kadin is very strategic to bridge Indonesia's development needs with the excellence of the Dutch private sector.

‘In this meeting we discussed in depth how the Dutch (government and entrepreneurs) and Kadin can cooperate more closely. Our focus is on horticulture, water and maritime affairs, areas where the Netherlands has expertise and Indonesia has great ambitions,’ Gerritsen explained.

Furthermore, Gerritsen mentioned the US$300 million investment fund that has been dedicated through the Dutch organisation Invest International to support investment initiatives in Indonesia.

The fund is intended to finance long-term and sustainable business projects in various priority sectors.

‘We will do our best from the embassy side to connect partners from both countries, in order to realise Indonesia's development goals,’ said Gerritsen.

For information, the hearing was also attended by Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Bilateral Committee for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg Irwan Habsjah, and Secretary General of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Bilateral Committee for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg Latif Gau.