KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (Bernama) — InvestKL has successfully attracted RM1.92 billion in new investments with 1,207 regional jobs in the first half of 2021, reinforcing the appeal of Greater KL as the top choice for multinational corporations (MNCs) to set up a regional base.
InvestKL has secured a total of 7 MNCs during this period, making headway in achieving their year-end target; part of a 10-year strategic plan to attract 100 of the world’s multinationals and fast-growing companies to set up regional services and technology hubs in Malaysia through 2030. The agency under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) had already completed a similar mission after securing 103 MNCs to invest in Greater KL over the last decade.
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