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Envisaging Greater Johor Bahru as Malaysia’s Second Economic Capital
The theme for today’s Johor Conversation organised by JCorp, “Pursuing growth through infrastructure, innovation, technology, and sustainability”, captures exactly what we need in the next phase of Malaysia’s development story.
Malaysia has a second chance because the world has now changed its course altogether, compared to the last 25 years.
During the last period, the world was competing on cost and economic efficiency. Now the world cares about resilience and economic security.
Geopolitical shifts, digitalisation or technology adoption, as well as sustainability are the three drivers of growth that Malaysia can benefit from.
Very few nations and cities have a second chance. Now that we have a second chance, we must do it well.
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