Kota Kinabalu: Small and Medium Enterprise Association (SME) Sabah founder Prof. Foo Ngee Kee suggested that SME Industrial Park be built in suitable non-urban areas as SMEs cannot afford the high industrial park (IP) in the urban areas.
He said this in a recent panel discussion during the launch of the 26th edition of the Malaysia Economic Monitor: “Catching Up: Inclusive Recovery & Growth for Lagging States” by World Bank, here, June 16.
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He said it is better to build the IP by utilising idle lands in suitable non-urban areas for following reasons:
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