Published on May 5, 2026, by ANTARA
By Aria Ananda
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (Danantara) CEO Rosan Roeslani said Indonesia Financial Center (IFC), which is currently being studied by the government, will be managed by a separate authority.
Roeslani stated that the new agency is needed to specifically manage the financial center area.
“Yes, there will be a separate authority,” Rosan said after a meeting at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs in Jakarta on Tuesday (5/5/2026).
He said the establishment of the IFC is still in the early stages of discussion and will be further discussed through coordination across ministries and institutions.
Rosan said the discussions involve the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, Bank Indonesia, and the Financial Services Authority (OJK).
He said the government is preparing various supporting aspects, from regulations and legal frameworks to incentives to attract global financial industry players.
“We will be summoned by the President to discuss the establishment of the Indonesia Financial Center, which we plan to explore for locations in Bali,” he said.
He said the government will also identify several needs that need to be addressed by each stakeholder.
Furthermore, Rosan said the government will conduct a comparative study with several international financial centers.
“Later, we will also compare them with Financial Centers in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, and others,” he said.
He considered this step crucial to ensuring the competitiveness of Indonesia’s financial center on the global stage.
Rosan also mentioned that Danantara has the potential to act as an initiator overseeing the development of such a financial center area.
He said the establishment of the IFC is expected to enhance Indonesia’s role in the international financial ecosystem.
Previously, the government was also finalizing regulations for the establishment of a special economic zone (SEZ) for the financial sector in Bali as a foundation for the development of an international financial center.
This development will be directed, among other things, at the Kura-Kura Bali SEZ, which is being prepared to support the global financial center ecosystem.
As of the first quarter of 2026, the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Bali had recorded realized investment of Rp5.37 trillion, employing thousands of people, demonstrating the potential for developing value-added investment-based sectors.
Rosan emphasized that discussions with the IFC will continue before the government makes a formal decision on its establishment.