Singapore-based companies have committed over $5.5 billion worth of investments into Johor, announced Gan Kim Yong, deputy prime minister and trade minister, at the second Johor-Singapore special economic zone (JS-SEZ) joint investment forum on Oct 14. In his keynote address, Gan notes that the JS-SEZ has made “good headway” following the designation of nine flagship zones in January and the establishment of the joint JS-SEZ project office in April. The joint JS-SEZ project office is made up of Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Economic Development Board (EDB) and Enterprise Singapore, and will complement Malaysia’s Invest Malaysia Facilitation Centre, which was established in February. “This partnership is already taking shape on the ground,” says Gan, highlighting three companies that are looking to tap into the JS-SEZ. The first is Archisen, a Singapore-based agritech company which develops and operates smart indoor vertical farms. Archisen had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Malaysian government-linked Southern Catalyst before the forum to develop a 200-acre modern agricultural hub in Sedenak.   https://www.theedgesingapore.com/news/singapore-malaysia-ties/singapore-based-companies-have-committed-over-55-bil-worth-investments? (ICE SINGAPORE)

Fonte notizia: The Edge Singapore, 14 October 2025