BUYING made-in-Sabah goods is a fast way to restore the economy, save jobs and ramp up support for local producers, said State Industrial Development Minister Datuk Joachim Gunsalam (pic).
He said the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic felt throughout the globe also severely tested the resilience of Sabah’s economy, leaving many businesses counting the costs — the result of social and economic disruption caused by the crisis
KOTA KINABALU, Jan 31 Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor arrived in Kuching today with a high-powered delegation for a one-day visit set to further strengthen Sabah’s existing close ties with Sarawak. In his maiden visit to Kuching as Chief Minister of Sabah, Hajiji met with his.
Sabah garnered a total of RM882 million worth of investment proposals from domestic and foreign sources for the Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC) in Lahad Datu, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Joachim Gunsalam.
“The potential investments can generate 320 jobs,” the Minister told the State Legislative Assembly during his winding-up speech, noting there are 35 foreign and local companies operating in the POIC. “These companies created RM3.53 billion in investment value and generated 2,214 jobs,” said Joachim, who is also State Industrial Development Minister
Thursday, 20 May 2021 05:52 PM MYT
An AirAsia plane flies over the skyline of Kota Kinabalu September 30, 2020. The Sabah government aims to boost the manufacturing sector’s contribution to the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to about RM20 billion by 2030. Picture by Firdaus Latif
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KOTA KINABALU, May 20 The Sabah government aims to boost the manufacturing sector’s contribution to the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to about RM20 billion by 2030, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Joachim Gunsalam.
Joachim, who is also Sabah Industrial Development Minister, said the sector currently contributed only RM6.47 billion, mainly due to the lack of downstream processed products available for export.
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