RM10.7bil in NCER investments last year


Job well done: Najib and NCIA CEO Datuk Redza Rafiq (seventh from right) along with the company representatives at the NCIA meeting in Putrajaya.

PUTRAJAYA: The Northern Corridor Economic Region attracted a total of RM10.7bil in investments last year, mostly from the tourism and manufacturing sectors.

The investments in projects in Kedah, Penang, Perlis and Perak created 18,400 jobs. Local private sector participation in the economic region also saw a jump to 61.7% last year from 38.3% the previous year.

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