As a local company in Nusajaya, we are experiencing the creation of Iskandar with its amazing developments and its growing pains as well. We have a shared interest with Malaysia to ensure that this ideal city, planned with environmentally sustainable characteristics, reaches its maximum potential of success. Through the Exhale Group we have taken an active stance to create a better economic environment for the local SME groups. A LinkedIn site has been created by for Small and Medium Businesses, and Entrepreneurs to collaborate and share their learnings on setting up and running successful companies. This forum has gained traction swiftly, allowing us to connect as a group with the main governmental authorities who are working to facilitate the process required to move Iskandar in the appropriate direction.
TalentCorp CEO, Johan Mahmood Merican
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Malaysia, like most middle-income nations, was suffering from a “high brain-drain intensity”, as almost one in every 10 tertiary-educated citizens is working abroad, he said....“We’re in an environment where we’re talent hungry and we’re losing top talent... of course, we have a problem,” he said.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/state-of-politics-adding-to-malaysias-brain-drain-says-talentcorp |
ISKANDAR FACTS
(Straits Times)
Area (square kilometers): 2,217
Area total compared to Singapore: 3.09x
Iskandar population 2014: 1.6M
Projected population 2025: 3.0M
Homes under construction 4thQ 2013: 118,191
In Singapore: 67,000
Additional homes planned: 168,371
In Singapore: 6,000
Amt of Iskandar investment since 2006: S$51.5B
% of foreign investment from Singaporeans: 29%
Amount of investment for residential projects: 25%
JOHOR BAHRU FACTS
Population of Johor Bahru in 2012: 3.6M
Population of Singapore: 5.0M
Projected pop. of Johor Bahru in 2025: 4.7M
Est'd need of houses (3.5/home) by 2020: 347,927
Drop in condo sales 1stQ 2014: 37%
Position of Malaysian States in attracting new manufacturing 2013/2014: 1
Avg RM/sft price of Malaysian property in 2012: 367.43
For Singapore in 2012: 2,684.31
For Vietnam in 2012: 241.09
For Cambodia in 2012: 212.31
Malaysia Global rating for ease of doing business: 6
Malaysia Global rating for competitive economy: 12
No of expats in Malaysia: 94,000
Projected expat population by 2020: 500,000
No of foreign workers in Malaysia: 2M
NOTABLE PROJECTS IN ISKANDAR
Country Garden Danga Bay: 9,000 units
Forest City: planned 10x size of CGDB
R&F Princess Cove: 3,000 units up to 30,000
Greenland Group
Zhuoda Real Estate
Hao Yuan Investment
UEM Sunrise Almas Suites
Medini CBD: (ready for plug and play)
JOB CREATION IN ISKANDAR (IRDA)
500
Pinewood Studios
1,100
Legoland
3,000
Jobs signed up for next 5 years by i2m
30,000sft
Amount of building space required at 100sft/staff
BRAIN DRAIN FACTS (The Malaysia Insider)
385,000
Malaysians working in Singapore
116,193
Malaysians working in Australia
69,939
Malaysians working in the United Kindom
BORDER CROSSING (between Iskandar & Singapore)
400,000
Avg amt of crossings both ways daily
LINK IMAGE
Map of Iskandar
BACKGROUND IMAGE
Artist rendering of Iskandar
(Straits Times)
Area (square kilometers): 2,217
Area total compared to Singapore: 3.09x
Iskandar population 2014: 1.6M
Projected population 2025: 3.0M
Homes under construction 4thQ 2013: 118,191
In Singapore: 67,000
Additional homes planned: 168,371
In Singapore: 6,000
Amt of Iskandar investment since 2006: S$51.5B
% of foreign investment from Singaporeans: 29%
Amount of investment for residential projects: 25%
JOHOR BAHRU FACTS
Population of Johor Bahru in 2012: 3.6M
Population of Singapore: 5.0M
Projected pop. of Johor Bahru in 2025: 4.7M
Est'd need of houses (3.5/home) by 2020: 347,927
Drop in condo sales 1stQ 2014: 37%
Position of Malaysian States in attracting new manufacturing 2013/2014: 1
Avg RM/sft price of Malaysian property in 2012: 367.43
For Singapore in 2012: 2,684.31
For Vietnam in 2012: 241.09
For Cambodia in 2012: 212.31
Malaysia Global rating for ease of doing business: 6
Malaysia Global rating for competitive economy: 12
No of expats in Malaysia: 94,000
Projected expat population by 2020: 500,000
No of foreign workers in Malaysia: 2M
NOTABLE PROJECTS IN ISKANDAR
Country Garden Danga Bay: 9,000 units
Forest City: planned 10x size of CGDB
R&F Princess Cove: 3,000 units up to 30,000
Greenland Group
Zhuoda Real Estate
Hao Yuan Investment
UEM Sunrise Almas Suites
Medini CBD: (ready for plug and play)
JOB CREATION IN ISKANDAR (IRDA)
500
Pinewood Studios
1,100
Legoland
3,000
Jobs signed up for next 5 years by i2m
30,000sft
Amount of building space required at 100sft/staff
BRAIN DRAIN FACTS (The Malaysia Insider)
385,000
Malaysians working in Singapore
116,193
Malaysians working in Australia
69,939
Malaysians working in the United Kindom
BORDER CROSSING (between Iskandar & Singapore)
400,000
Avg amt of crossings both ways daily
LINK IMAGE
Map of Iskandar
BACKGROUND IMAGE
Artist rendering of Iskandar
