Jakarta, March 11 -- Minister of Housing and Settlements Maruarar Sirait has called for stronger collaboration between the government, banks, developers, and the private sector to accelerate the construction of housing for the public.

"The housing ecosystem is currently healthy because there is no monopoly. Developers have options when choosing banks, banks have options when working with developers, and consumers also have choices between developers and banks," Sirait said in a statement in Jakarta on Wednesday.

He made the remarks during a gathering of the housing ecosystem held on Tuesday (March 10). The event was attended by officials from the Ministry of Housing and Settlements, the Public Housing Savings Management Agency (BP Taper...