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For Johorean Halil Ismail, the recent talk of setting up a Johor-Singapore economic region to strengthen the state’s economic potential is a long-awaited initiative.
The 45-year-old technical supervisor, who works in Singapore, said that the proposal for it should have started about 15 to 20 years ago when the island republic was already an established developed nation.
"While the bonds of the cross-border economy have always existed and show promising opportunities for growth, there was no proper platform that took advantage of Johor’s unique relationship with Singapore.
For Johorean Halil Ismail, the recent talk of setting up a Johor-Singapore economic region to strengthen the state’s economic potential is a long-awaited initiative.
The 45-year-old technical supervisor, who works in Singapore, said that the proposal for it should have started about 15 to 20 years ago when the island republic was already an established developed nation.
"While the bonds of the cross-border economy have always existed and show promising opportunities for growth, there was no proper platform that took advantage of Johor’s unique relationship with Singapore.