Free trade zone in Sabah west coast vital for business growth, says SME Association


KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Association has reiterated its call for a free trade zone (FTZ) to be created in the state’s west coast in addition to the proposed one in the Lahad Datu east coast district.

This is after Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor had earlier this month said the Sabah government has, in principle, agreed to support a FTZ in the Lahad Datu Industrial Park as among five initiatives to spur economic growth in the east coast.

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