Johor targets foreign investment from US, UK

Johor investment, trade and consumer affairs committee chairman Lee Ting Han.

JOHOR BARU: Johor is in active talks with interested parties from countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom to bring in more foreign direct investments into the state.

After emerging as the state with the highest investment value, pegged at RM60.9bil in the first half of the year, Johor is now trying to bring in US and UK investors that are keen on setting up data centres and medical device manufacturing facilities here, said state investment, trade and consumer affairs committee chairman Lee Ting Han.