Sabah, S'wak annual GDP growth expected to increase under 12MP

The implementation measures under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) are expected to contribute in increasing Sabah and Sarawak's annual GDP growth to 6.5 percent and 5.3 percent respectively.

According to the 12MP document release by the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) today, Sabah and Sarawak's strategic locations, which are close to a majority of Asean countries as well as China and Japan, offered the two states huge potential in terms of economic opportunities and trade.

It said that leveraging on this, measures would be...