Jakarta, March 3 -- The Daya Anagata Nusantara (Danantara) Investment Management Agency should act as the main catalyst for strategic investments that can help Indonesia strengthen its economy, National Development Planning (PPN) Minister Rachmat Pambudy stated.

"We need to ensure that all investments managed by Danantara bring about concrete impacts on the economy and the welfare of the people," he told Danantara CEO Rosan Roeslani, as cited in his ministry's release on Monday.

During a meeting in Jakarta on February 27, Pambudy contended that Danantara could play a pivotal role in achieving Indonesia's goal of eight percent economic growth by 2029.

He added that the newly founded investment agency is designed to facilitate the implem...