Naza-SMG pact leads race to operate Mitec

New landmark: An artist’s impression of Mitec. It is projected that the convention centre could deliver RM174mil in economic impact to the country’s gross domestic product per annum.

PETALING JAYA: The Naza group and international venue management company SMG Europe Holdings Ltd are said to be in the running to become the operator of the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (Mitec).

Sources said that Naza Corp Holdings Sdn Bhd officially put in a bid in July to run the centre through its subsidiary Prisma Galeri for the concession that could run up to 20 years.