Indonesia seeks 600 bln USD investment to boost downstream industries


By Fifi

JAKARTA, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said on Friday that the Southeast Asian country currently needs 600 billion U.S. dollars in investment to develop downstream industries for 26 commodities, according to Antara News Agency.

"We have calculated that we need an investment of around 600 billion dollars to process our natural resources through downstreaming. Therefore, we invite foreign investors to come and take part," said Prabowo in his speech at the APEC CEO Summit in Lima, Peru.

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