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Based on research conducted by Bank Indonesia (BI), the growth rate of investment in South Kalimantan this year is expected to increase 7.8% to 8.2%, compared to 2011.

This increase was underpinned by the realization of investment in iron ore processing industries, palm oil industry, coal mining facilities, as well as investment in the electricity sector.

"Based on our research, there are three main sectors in South Kalimantan with huge potential to be developed, namely agriculture, manufacturing, and transportation, said Khairil Anwar, BI Leader Banjarmasin to the Constitutional Court on Sunday (1 / 1).

However, to strengthen the sector's performance, according to Khairil revamping efforts need to be focused infrastructure, transportation, both on land, sea, or air, including the construction of sea ports. So that investors would be more interested.

"In addition, the increase in strong relationships with other regions of the input source is absolutely necessary, so as to anticipate problems related to the supply of raw materials," he said.

Associated with the development of infrastructure in South Kalimantan, still hamper the completion of the project development unit III and IV plant acids in the year 2011 to be one factor that contributed to inhibit the acceleration of economic growth of South Kalimantan.

"We would expect, the operation of two units of the power plant can be done at the beginning of this 2012, so as to encourage the investment climate in South Kalimantan which in turn drives economic growth and improve the welfare of the community," he explained.

Still related to regional infrastructure development efforts, continued Khairil, the implementation of the Masterplan Economic Development Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia (MP3EI) need to be guarded corridor Borneo optimized implementation and realization.

Therefore, BI is a strategic look at the program in encouraging inter-regional connectivity in the region, especially areas of Borneo. Through this connectivity, is expected to create a distribution network of goods and human resources efficiently, thereby contributing positively to economic development.

"In the long run, this condition can reduce dependence on supplies from the Kalimantan region outside the region," he explained.

Meanwhile, Head of BKPMD South Kalimantan Province Dra Hj Ratma Fatmiati said, to provide for increased attention to infrastructure investment, South Kalimantan provincial government also has made a number of policies to attract investors.

"Making Local Regulation No. 10 Year 2010 concerning Capital Investment Facilitation which is a law to provide legal certainty, security and comfort for investors to invest, South Kalimantan gubernatorial Number 037 Year 2010 on Implementation of Integrated Services One Stop (OSS) in the field of investment policy is partly Provincial Government to attract investment, "he said.