NCER Records RM58.39 Bln Investments, Creates Nearly 16,000 Jobs As Of September -- PM Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) has realised investments amounting to RM58.39 billion and created nearly 16,000 job opportunities as of this September, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He said that during the same period, the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA) also facilitated several high-impact investments.
The NCIA also focused on developing the high-technology semiconductor industry through the APIRC@NTIC programme and exploring the potential of high-impact tourism projects driven by private sector investments.
NCER’s performance was presented to him while chairing the 34th NCIA Authority Meeting today, said the Prime Minister in a post on X.
The meeting also reviewed NCER’s strategic focus areas under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), which include the high-tech semiconductor industry, high-impact tourism, NCER’s thematic industrial parks, the Renewable Energy Special Economic Zone, and the Malaysia-Thailand Border Economic Zone.
“It is crucial to ensure that all NCER’s plans are aligned with the objectives set out under the 13MP, Budget 2026 and other key national policies such as the New Industrial Master Plan 2030 (NIMP 2030), National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS), and the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR),” said Anwar.
-- BERNAMA