Bullish growth for business events


Chow (middle) posing for a picture with (from left) Jonathan, Yeoh, Ashwin and Khoo after the Business Events Penang 2018 Annual Review launch at Eastern and Oriental Hotel in George Town.

THE business events industry in Penang is heading towards breaking the RM1.5bil mark in estimated economic impact (EEI) this year.

Penang Convention and Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) chief executive officer Ashwin Gunasekeran said the bureau was targeting an EEI of RM1.6bil for 2019.

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