JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The Investment Coordinating Board of Republic of Indonesia (BKPM) reported investment realization in Quarter II (April – June) of 2013 reached Rp99.8 trillion, grew by 29.8% compared to the same period in 2012 (Rp 76.9 trillion).

Investment realization of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Quarter II 2013 was Rp66.7 trillion, an increase of 18.9% compared to the same period in 2012 (Rp 56.1 trillion).

Cumulative investment realization in first half (January-June) 2013 totaled Rp192.8 trillion consisting of Rp 60.6 trillion from domestic direct investment (DDI) and Rp 132.2 trillion from Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Compared to the same period in 2012, it increases 30.2%.

Foreign direct investment realization based on country (five biggest countries) are: Singapore (US$ 1.4 billion); Japan (US$ 1.1 billion); United States of America (US$ 0.5 billion); South Korea (US$ 0.5 billion) and Mauritius (US$ 0.4 billion).