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Banking, finance and logistics to be Forest City SFZ core sectors: Johor MB

Menteri Besar names Malayan Banking, Public Bank, UOB, and Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia as some of the financial institutions that have stated interest in investing in Forest City

Forest City special financial zone offers family offices zero tax rate: Amir Hamzah

Eligibility is asset size of over RM30 million, half of it to be invested here, while local employees must be hired

Guan Eng calls for Penang’s own special financial zone, similar to Forest City

Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng has proposed that the federal government create a special financial zone in Penang that focuses on the northern region, just like the one in Forest City, Johor.

‘Govt needs to act fast to boost Forest City as special financial zone’

The government will need to take fast action to boost Forest City here as a special financial zone so that it will not lose out to neighbouring countries that are aiming for the “same slice of the pie”.

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