The investment value of the Jakarta–Bandung Fast Train swells to US$6.07 billion from the initial estimation of $5.98 billion, due to higher costs for land acquisition. The Coordinating Minister for Marine Affairs, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan admitted that there are still some hurdles in the development of the project, including the demand from the China Development Bank (CDB) for more guarantee in the form of setting up debt service reserve account.
