"Dream - Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, spoke about shopping centers or malls in Indonesia being better compared to those abroad. The former Chairman of Golkar even stated that malls in Indonesia are better when compared to malls in the fashion capital of the world, San Francisco, United States (US). "We know that malls in Indonesia are better than various malls globally, including in San Francisco," said Airlangga at the Indonesia Retail Summit event at Swissotel Jakarta PIK Avenue, quoted from Merdeka.com, Wednesday, August 28, 2024."

"In various other countries, it is not as modern as what exists in Indonesia, especially in Jakarta," he said. He continued, the presence of modern shopping centers indicates an increase in per capita income of the community. It is recorded that the per capita income of the people in DKI Jakarta reaches US$20,000 per year. "Why is it strong in Jakarta? Because the per capita income in Jakarta has surpassed the middle-income trap, the average income in Jakarta is US$20,000 per year," he said.