oordination between BPS and the Arun Lhokseumawe Special Economic Zone

“Special Economic Zone (SEZ) serve as an engine of growth or a source of economic growth within a regency, municipality, and even a province, which when aggregated contributes to national economic growth,” stated the Chief Statistician of Statistics Indonesia (BPS) RI, Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, during her visit to the Arun Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Lhokseumawe City, Aceh (23/1).

During the visit, the Chief Statistician of BPS RI was accompanied by the Principal Inspector of BPS RI, Dadang Hardiwan; the Head of BPS Aceh Province, Agus Andria; as well as several Heads of BPS at the regency/municipal level across Aceh Province. On that occasion, she was warmly received by Kesuma Indra, representing the Management Board of the Arun SEZ Development and Management Company, along with his team and business representatives.

The Chief Statistician of BPS RI emphasized the importance of collecting data from the Arun SEZ as one of the key sources for measuring national economic growth compiled by BPS.

Meanwhile, Indra, representing the Management Board of the Arun SEZ Development and Management Company, expressed his appreciation to BPS, particularly to the Chief Statistician of BPS RI as well as to business actors who have supported the data collection activities within the Arun SEZ. He also expressed hope that the data collection process would be completed in full.

On the same occasion, Amalia also disseminated information about the 2026 Economic Census (SE2026), which will be conducted this year, and called on business actors, particularly companies operating within the Arun SEZ, to actively participate by providing accurate data for SE2026.