Abstract:
Recently, the international trade world faced an enormous challenge due to the
COVID-19 pandemic that occurred. During the pandemic, countries were forced to
carry out restrictions, which forced changes in strategy and the implementation of
the Indonesian state's economic activities. As one of the state agencies, the
performance of BP Batam in attracting investment by carrying out promotional
activities is hampered. The government agency, acting as the primary actor, must
make a sincere effort at making the most of the business opportunities that are
currently available.
This thesis explores the activities on mobilizing investment by engaging in
economic diplomacy as the way to analyse how the effort of Badan Pengusahaan
Batam as government agencies to make the most of the Batam Free Trade Zone
potential as a location for investments. The theory of economic diplomacy will be
established for this study in order to explain the role and impact of the institution
on the global world. The method that will be used in this study is by descriptive
analysis in qualitative research. This research will analyse the investment
promotion activities that has been conducted during the Covid-19 situation in 2020-
2022. This will also show the relationship between BP Batam with stakeholders
around in the investment promotion activities even during the Covid-19 pandemic
situation.
