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Indonesian Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto said the government hopes that 13 industrial zones in the country are expected to attract Rp250.7 trillion worth of investment in 2018. He said on Sunday (7/1) in Jakarta that the government has provided improved investment facilities in the industrial zones, among others, through fiscal and non fiscal incentives and the formation of task forces to make available gas supply, electricity, water, land, spatial plan and others. The 13 industrial zones are the Morowali in Central Sulawesi, the Sei Mangkei in North Sumatra, the Bantaeng in South Sulawesi, the JIIPE Gresik in East Java, the Kendal in Central Java and the Wilmar in Serang, Banten. Minister Hartarto said the government will conduct a roadshow to potential investors so that investors would know Indonesia and its regulations hoping that it would also improve the investment climate. The minister said his ministry had facilitated the development of a number integrated industrial zones to support the investors to develop their businesses in Indonesia//  antara