How much investments did Johor-Singapore ecozone inject to the Malaysian state?

Singapore was also amongst Malaysia’s top sources of foreign investments.

Malaysian state Johor has attracted $17.36b(RM 56.0b) in approved investments in the first half of 2025, thanks to the great interest in the Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone.

According to the Malaysian Investment Development Authority, this was the highest value of approved investments in the first six months of the year,

“This reflects the state’s strengthening economic fundamentals, driven by initiatives such as the Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone, one of Malaysia’s value propositions as a strategic manufacturing and services hub within the ASEAN region,” said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) Zafrul Aziz.

Singapore was also the top source of foreign investments in H1 with $13.45b (RM 43.4b), followed by the People’s Republic of China with $7.25b (RM 23.4b), the US with $3.22b (RM 10.4b), the British Virgin Islands with $2.05b (RM 6.6b), and Italy with $1.02b (RM 3.3b).

According to the ministry, a Singapore-based high-tech company will invest about $104.41m (RM 336.8m) in Johor to build South-East Asia’s first superalloy manufacturing plant. The facility will produce high-performance superalloy materials for industries including aerospace, oil and gas, new energy, petrochemicals and automotive, creating more than 300 skilled local jobs.

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