Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat: New Johor SEZ deal guns for global investments, 20,000 skilled jobs in 5 years – CNA

January 7, 2025

7 Jan 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: A Special Economic Zone in Johor jointly run by Malaysia and Singapore will gun for global investments, with both countries setting sights on the creation of 20,000 skilled jobs in the first five years.

The target is to facilitate the expansion of 50 projects in the first five years and hit 100 projects in the first 10 years.

Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong witnessed the exchange of an agreement on the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) at the 11th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat in Putrajaya on Tuesday (Jan 7).

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