REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PALEMBANG -- South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin believes that the province has huge potential to attract foreign investment, and the administration is ready to compete in the international business arena.

"We are ready to showcase our potential areas of investment and facilitate foreign investors to expand their businesses in Indonesia," the governor stated here on Tuesday.

Noerdin noted at the Regional Investment Forum organized by the Investment Coordinating Board in Palembang, today, that the provincial administration will be attracting potential investors from Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and the other neighboring countries.

The province's natural resources and adequate infrastructure are believed to attract business sector players from other regions in the country and also those from abroad.