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As an investment destination, kepahiang regency is actually very promising and prospective. However, it still lacks of supportive means and infrastructure in kepahiang regency. This resulted in the lacks investors interest to invest their capital in kepahiang regency. However, on the contrary, this can also open up an opportunity for investor to invest in kepahiang regency public sectors. At the moment, the economic development of kepahiang regency still concentrates on the economic recovery programs, thus also trying out to expand it to other regional economic aspects. Besides that, the role of the local governance is also increasing as the result of the regional autonomy policy (decentralization). Thus, it gives freedom for every region to develop and manage their economic potentials to  improve the regional level of prosperity, especially kepahiang regency. On the efforts is by developing the finest economic sector (agro business and agro industry) that will be able to invite local and international investors in kepahiang regency.

Below are the details of the business sectors in kepahiang regency that needs to be developed :

Tourism

Tourism has become a trend for modern society. In fact, this is a key factor to other sectors. Ideally, the activities and involvement of regional tourism must be more freely without too many sectoral obstacles. Previously, the management of this sector had to face obstruction that was the result department fanaticisms and other procedural bureaucratic mechanisms about operational and financial management. Therefore, the region should have optimized the tourism potentials by involving all related officials, including the tourism stakeholders.

In the context of tourism in kepahiang regency, there are a lot of things that need government attention to reinstate and set it to have selling point for local, national and even global tourists. Until now, there are 10 potential tourism objects that are spread around the kepahiang regency.

1. Waterfall

There are 10 waterfalls in the kepahiang regency and spread out in several districts : desa air sempiang and karang endah (districts kepahiang), desa ujan mas, das petah, and durian depun (districts ujan mas), desa tapak gedung, tugu rejo and sukasari (tebat karai), and in desa desa batu kalung and gunung agung (districts bermani ilir).

2. Bukit Kaba View

Bukit kaba view is located in bukit kaba tourism site that is spread around districts bermani ilir of kepahiang regency.

3. The Corpse Flower

The tourists are enabled to witness the beauty of the corpse flower (Raflesia Arnoldi)that has become the trademark of kepahiang region. This flower is spread out in all kepahiang districts, but the most populated ones are tebat monok and pagar gunung. Besides, in region of kepahiang is also recognized flower community swampy forest of kibud flower or carcass flower (Amorphophallus Titanium). This Kibud flower is unique, cycle cause emerge the flower of sufficiently long, among four till seven year once.

4. Tea Plantation View

Since the topography of kepahiang is mountainous, it is very potential for tea plantation.

5. PLTA Reservoir View

This site is located in districts ujan mas. It is actually a power plant called waduk PLTA Sungai musi.

6. Agum Huso   Temple

Agum huso temple is one of the historical tourism sites, rich with the people Bali architectural, located in desa suro bali, districts ujan mas.

7. Hot Spring

This spring is located in kepahiang. You can find it in desa air sempiang, districts kepahiang and in taba padang, districts tebat karai.

8. Whitewater Rafting

The site is spread along districts kepahiang, ujan mas, tebat karai and bermani ilir.

9. Hang Gliding

Air gliding is located in districts ujan mas, kepahiang.

10. Traditional Boat Rowing Festival

This attraction is actually a traditional boat rowing competition, held in PLTA musi reservoir.