In a limited meeting in the President office, Joko Widodo decided the Batam Indonesia Free Zone Authority (BIFZA) will be managed by the regional government to remove the dualism in Batam Island, Riau. For years, the agency under State government control. The BIFZA dissolution is expected to be implemented next year. As for now, the government is processing some records, such as assets, legal documents, data, and others. The agency liquidation is also in accordance with a government plan to change Batam from a free trade zone (FTZ) to special economic zone (SEZ).
