Jakarta, Feb. 6 -- Investment and Downstreaming Minister Rosan Roeslani has said that job creation is very important to achieve the economic growth target of 8 percent.

High economic growth is not just a number that continues to increase, it must also be accompanied by sustainable and continuous growth, he added.

"The most important thing is job creation, of course, quality jobs. That is the most important thing because our biggest homework is job creation," he said at the Fortune Indonesia Summit 2025 in Jakarta on Thursday.

He noted that in two years, the population of Indonesia has increased by almost 5 million, and the figure is climbing.

With the increasing population, he added, it is necessary to grow jobs. Therefore, investment...