UOB also facilitated a roundtable discussion between the Johor delegation and representatives from large corporations and various business organisations such as the Singapore Business Federation, Singapore Manufacturing Federation, Singaporean-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, China Enterprises Association (Singapore), the Korean Chamber of Commerce in Singapore and Japan External Trade Organisation. During the roundtable discussion, the Johor delegation presented on the strategies, priority sectors and implementation plans for the SEZ. Data centres are understood to have been mentioned during the discussion as a sector for inbound investment,
In March 2024, UOB Malaysia and UOB China also held a roundtable dialogue for Dato’ Onn in Shenzhen, one of China’s SEZs, with Chinese business and public sector leaders to facilitate more foreign direct investments into the Malaysia state. Shortly after this meeting, at least three companies from China have made investment commitments into Johor with a total projected investment value of about $550 million.
