Can Selangor Continue To Bring In Jobs And Investment As FDI Flows Fall?

Dato' Hasan Azhari Idris, CEO, Invest Selangor Berhad

02-Dec-20 08:05

Can Selangor Continue To Bring In Jobs And Investment As FDI Flows Fall?

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Selangor reduced its investment target from RM12 billion to RM8.5 billion, due to the weaker global sentiment brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Is it on track to achieve the lowered target?

Roshan Kanesan speaks to Dato' Hasan Azhari Idris, CEO of Invest Selangor Berhad, about this as well as their relationship with other bodies like InvestKL and the federal government. They also get into Selangor's investment focuses, thoughts on the water disruptions, key FDI countries, and more.

Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Roshan Kanesan

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Categories: Business Analysis, Auto, Environment, Science, Markets, Trends and Forecasts, Politics, Social Issues

Tags: selangor, malaysian economy, MIDA, FDI, manufacturing, aerospace, water disruptions,

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