McDermott's new project is anticipated to boost regional economic growth by generating new job opportunities in Riau Islands, ...

Under Habibie’s leadership, Batam took off as an industrial area with an emphasis on infrastructure building and capital investment development. It was chaired by Habibie until July 1998 ...

Beyond international promotion, investment in Batam was catalysed by the repeal of restrictive legislation, particularly regarding equity thresholds and the ownership of industrial estates by ...

located within the Muka Kuning area, an established industrial zone on mainland Batam with a diverse mix of electronics, electrical, precision engineering and pharmaceutical industries. The second ...

TEMPO.CO, Batam - Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto today, August 26, inaugurated the opening of eight new companies in the Wiraraja Indonesia Industrial Area, Kabil Nongsa ...

Mr Rudi also said that Phase 2 will encircle the city centre while Phase 3 will connect the city centre to Batu Ampar, Batam’s industrial area. However, no timeline has been set yet.

Mook Sooi Wah, general manager of the Batamindo Industrial Park ... for the future management of Batam, such as changing its FTZ and free port area status into a special economic zone.

Batam and nearby islands - located less than 30km south of Singapore - have attracted about US$20 billion of investment since the government began promoting them as industrial area in the 1970s.

Funded by Pertamina, the national petroleum corporation, the island received considerable public funding and was overseen by an elite central government agency, the Batam Industrial Development ...

BOSTON, July 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, today had its Smart Factory in Batam, Indonesia, designated as an ...

Fishing is becoming a meager profession in Indonesia’s industrial and resort hub of Batam. Satellite imagery shows that only 1.5% of the island’s landmass still retains mangrove habitat.