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Indonesian special economic zones

The Indonesian government is committed to developing transport infrastructure leading to the Tanjung Lesung and Sei Mangke special economic zones (SEZs), according to the vice minister of national planning and development Lukita Dinarsyah Tuwo.
May 11, 2012 Read time: 1 min
The Indonesian government is committed to developing transport infrastructure leading to the Tanjung Lesung and Sei Mangke special economic zones (SEZs), according to the vice minister of national planning and development Lukita Dinarsyah Tuwo.

Development of the infrastructure within the zones will be carried out by their management company Perkebunan Nusantara III.

Tuwo said the national government will be involved in the development of the Kuala Tanjung port, the nearby national roads and railway tracks.

The project is still at the identification stage and will be part of the government working plan for 2013.

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