Potential Russian investment in Indonesia this year reached USD5,5 billion. However, this number is small when compared to the Foreign Investment dorect or (FDI) or foreign investment accounted for by the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), which reached USD228 billion up to June 2014.
"Russian Investment in Indonesia is still far away, even though Russia has a huge potential with per capita income is high enough, Indonesia should look at this," said Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Indonesia to the Republic of Belarus Djauhari Oratmangun in IDX Building, Jakarta, Friday (07/25/2014).
According Djauhari, it can be seen from the Russian investment into Indonesia but through a third party, namely the state of Singapore.
"Investing is a lot here Russia entered through a third party through Singapore, they are significant at all in Singapore," he said.
He did not know what constraints make direct investments into Indonesia. "Yes we ask ourselves alone," he said.
However, the Russian investment into Indonesia if at the ASEAN level more to Indonesia.
"Big enough in us. Compared Malaysian him greater million, with Singapore because he's in the game market more money, so they go through there (money market). Sector are still many in our real," he concluded.