TASK FORCES TO BE SET UP TO ACCELERATE EASE OF DOING BUSINESS

by Andi Abdussalam

Jakarta, Nov 8 (Antara) - Indonesia, which has been able to improve its 'ease of doing business' index from 91 to 72, will establish task forces for 'ease of doing business' in order to further improve its business climate.         The government is now preparing a guideline for the establishment of the task forces for the acceleration of the ease of doing business in Indonesia. The task forces will be established as a follow up to the Presidential Regulation No. 91/2017 on the Ease of Doing Business.         The task forces, which are expected to help ease the licensing process, will consist of a national task force, a leading sector task force, and a supporting task force.          "Several ministries and agencies are working together to form the National Task Force," Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution remarked in Jakarta on Friday (Nov 3).          He explained that the National Task Force will be the main body, which is directly under the president, and will oversee two major institutions, namely the Leading Sector Task Force and the Supporting Task Force.          The minister revealed that the Leading Sector Task Force will supervise the investment licensing process, undertake debottlenecking issues, and report regularly to the National Task Force.