The Riau Islands: Site of Southeast Asia’s Premier Free Trade Zones! Province Creates Environment for Market Access, Stable Growth, Low Costs. The Riau Islands -- a growing strategic business hub located approximately 12 miles off the coast of Singapore -- welcomes companies from around the world.

Located on one of the world's oldest and busiest shipping routes and reachable by air and 90+ ferries a day from Singapore, the Riau Island Province offers easy access to growing Asian markets and global supply chains.

This business-friendly location provides cost efficiencies, skilled labor and the special incentives that can be obtained in three Free Trade Zones (FTZ) on the islands of Batam, Bintan and Karimun. The Province also offers a high quality of life and is Indonesia’s second most popular international tourist destination.

Over 1,100 foreign companies have already invested over $9 billion dollars in the Riau Islands. Ranging from prominent multinationals to small enterprises, these and other firms operate in sectors including technology, medical equipment, electronics, industrial assembly, telecom, agribusiness, infrastructure, textiles, healthcare, shipbuilding and tourism, energy and other services.