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Singapore-Johor economic ties

ASEAN Business

Malaysia sweetens JS-SEZ package with fast-track manufacturing licence approval, multiple-entry visa 

The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone has made good headway and more investments are expected to come in the months ahead, said Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry, Gan Kim Yong.
ASEAN Business

Singapore-based firms commit over S$5.5 billion of investments in Johor after JS-SEZ deal

The rate is set at 500 UNI$ for S$5 in bill offsets, or the equivalent in Malaysian ringgit.
ASEAN Business

UOB taps rising Johor spend with cross-border rewards redemption scheme for Singapore cardholders

(From left) David Kelly, executive director of the British Chamber Of Commerce Singapore; Herman Loh, senior Vice-President and head of South Asia, Middle East and Oceania at the Singapore Economic Development Board; Yap Wee Kee, partner of the capital markets group at KPMG in Singapore; Lavanya Venkateswaran, OCBC’s senior Asean economist; Tony Chan, Associate Principal, planning business leader for South-east Asia at Arup
ASEAN Business

SMEs can piggyback on MNCs to make their Johor-Singapore SEZ foray: KPMG, BritCham panel

As more Singaporeans cross the border to eat, shop and seek services, businesses here are applying different salves – and firing different salvos – at the problem.
Opinion & Features
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Singapore businesses brace for Johor challenge as Causeway competition heats up

(Top row, from left) SCCCI President Kho Choon Keng; Minister of State for Trade and Industry Gan Siow Huang; Maybank Singapore corporate banking head Chong Wee Yeat; SCCCI Vice-President Lim Hock Chee; Maybank Singapore head of community financial services Adam Tan. The pact sees the apex body and the bank pledging to promote economic development, investment and trade — with the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone as a strategic focal point.
ASEAN Business

Maybank, SCCCI join forces to power up Johor-Singapore SEZ 

The closer linkage between Johor and Singapore may offer opportunities, but it also presents formidable competition to the city-state, at least in the short term.
Opinion & Features

Johor-Singapore cooperation: Boom, bane or both?

The first RTS link train was unveiled at the Singapore Rail Test Centre.
Transport & Logistics

First train for JB-Singapore Rapid Transit System unveiled; service to start by December 2026

Group chief executive Helen Wong (third from left) and several senior executives from OCBC visited Johor Menteri Besar Yang Amat Berhormat Dato’ Onn Hafiz bin Ghazi (fourth from left) at his official residence in Saujana, Johor Bahru.
Economy & Policy

OCBC commits RM11 billion to support businesses in Johor-Singapore SEZ

As of 2 June 2025, a total of 233,678 RFID tags have been issued under the VEP programme, covering both private individuals and companies
ASEAN Business

Malaysia to fully enforce VEP for foreign vehicles from Jul 1

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