KUCHING: InvestSarawak took centrestage in the effort to strengthen Sarawak’s position in the global investment landscape through the Selangor Industrial Park Expo (SPARK) 2024 in Kuala Lumpur.
An agency under the Ministry of International Trade, Industry and Investment, it sought to bring potential investors up to speed on how to go about it.
According to the ministry’s assistant secretary Eric Justin Kong Leong Kim, the ministry used the expo as a platform to promote InvestSarawak’s role as a One-Stop-Centre (OSC) to facilitate stakeholders in investing in various growing economic sectors in Sarawak.
“The expo allowed investors to gain a deeper understanding of Sarawak’s potential as an attractive and competitive investment destination.
“In Sarawak, we have various agencies, and some investors from outside Sarawak may not yet be aware of InvestSarawak as a new investment facilitation centre launched last February.
“Therefore, we are helping to establish new investment partnerships in Sarawak,” he said in an interview with the Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS) at the expo recently.
At the same time, its administrative officer Nazihah Anuar mentioned that Sarawak offers unparalleled opportunities for investors seeking sustainable growth and development.
She noted that with Sarawak’s diverse and rich natural resources, strategic geographical location, and conducive business environment, many investors have expressed interest in investing, confident that their businesses will thrive in a vibrant and dynamic environment.
“The reception over the three days here has been very encouraging, with many investors, through their respective agents, showing interest in investing in Sarawak. We also offer attractive incentives to investors that are not available elsewhere,” she said.
Meanwhile, Batrisyia Bilqis Mual, representing InvestSarawak, shared her excitement at seeing the enthusiastic response.
“We are very excited as facilitators and advisers to provide invaluable local insights to all investors, both foreign and domestic, through direct consultations, and we did not expect such an encouraging response,” she said.
The expo, featured through the first session of the Selangor International Business Summit (SIBS), was held for three days starting from July 25 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).
