JOHOR BARU: Johor remains the country's number one investment destination with some RM56bil in investments approved in the first half of 2025, says state executive councillor Lee Ting Han.
The Johor investment, trade, consumer affairs and human resources committee chairman said the figure was higher than the approximately RM13bil worth of investments in the first half of 2024.
"This performance sustains Johor's strong momentum, after also ranking first in the first quarter with RM30.1bil worth of investments, and now retaining its top spot nationally up to the second quarter.
"Johor contributed almost 30% of the nation's total investment value of RM190.3bil for the period," he said in a Facebook post on Friday (Aug 22).
Lee added that the achievement also reflected the confidence of international and domestic investors in the state's economy.
"It also demonstrates the effectiveness of various strategic initiatives and projects, including the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), which is now a major regional economic integration driver and a magnet for high-value investments.
"Other initiatives include the state's strong industrial ecosystem and our proactive investment facilitation through the Invest Malaysia Facilitation Centre Johor (IMFCJ)," he said.
Lee said the investments are expected not only to expand the state's economic capacity but also to create thousands of high-skilled jobs for Johoreans.
"It will also help strengthen the local value chain, giving small and medium enterprises (SMEs) opportunities to integrate into the global industrial ecosystem.
"These investments will also drive technological transformation in line with the state's aspirations to become a digital and advanced industrial hub in the region," he said.
Lee added that the state government would continue to work with the federal government, agencies and industry to realise investments that benefit the people while ensuring sustainable growth in line with the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) and environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals.
