Jakarta, Aug. 8 -- Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, has called on all special economic zone (SEZ) developers and operators to push up investment realization to help Indonesia achieve its target of becoming an industrial nation.

To reach that goal, the contribution of the manufacturing sector to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) must exceed 20 percent, he said.

"One area showing increased investment is the SEZs. In terms of production, the contribution of the manufacturing sector currently stands at 18.67 percent. Indonesia can only be considered an industrial nation if that contribution surpasses 20 percent," he informed in a statement released in Jakarta on Thursday.

"So, I urge all SEZ operator...