Prabowo Demands 7% Return on Assets from Danantara

JAKARTA, Investortrust.id — President Prabowo Subianto has demanded that Danantara achieve a 7% return on assets on Friday, Feb 13, 2026 in Jakarta to strengthen the state investment fund’s profitability as Indonesia pushes for more efficient capital allocation, a move expected to raise performance standards across its portfolio. He delivered the target during the Indonesia Economic Outlook 2026 event at Wisma Danantara and pressed executives to commit firmly to the benchmark.

Prabowo said Danantara had already generated profits four times higher than in 2024 despite operating for less than a year. He described the achievement as extraordinary, particularly amid ongoing efforts to eliminate budget leakages.

“I received an interim report that your efficiency and reforms have produced results four times higher than in 2024. This is extraordinary,” Prabowo said.

However, he stressed that the current performance was not sufficient and insisted that the institution pursue a 7% ROA. He directly addressed Investment and Downstreaming Minister Rosan Roeslani, who also serves as Danantara’s chief executive officer.

“I demand a return on assets of 7%. Why are you smiling? Can the head of Danantara do it? Ready? It did not sound firm enough. Ready!” he said.

Prabowo cited Indonesia’s founding president Sukarno, who urged the nation to set ambitions as high as the sky so that even if they fall short, they would still land among the stars. He added that in his former military unit, the motto was to dare first in order to win.

“If you set the bar at 5%, you may end up at 3%. Set it at 7%, you may be surprised. I set it at 8%. Now I raise it, it must be more than 8%,” he said.

Higher investment barriers

Chief Investment Officer Pandu Sjahrir said the 7% ROA target would serve as a new benchmark for the fund’s investment strategy. He indicated that Danantara would tighten its selection criteria and focus on projects offering higher returns with comparable impact.

“With higher expectations, we will focus on projects with higher returns and the same impact. Our barriers will be raised and standards increased,” Pandu said at Wisma Danantara on Friday, Feb 13, 2026.

He added that the presidential mandate had become the new performance reference for the institution going forward. “Once given that number, that becomes the new ROA target starting this year,” he said.

ROA measures how efficiently a company generates net profit from its total assets and is widely used to assess asset productivity. For Danantara, the target signaled stronger discipline in capital deployment as the government sought to maximize returns from strategic investments.

Prabowo expressed confidence that Indonesia’s economic potential would surprise even his own cabinet members. “Believe me, you yourselves will be surprised,” he said.