34th JAMECA-MAJECA JOINT CONFERENCE TOKYO, JAPAN

Plenary Session II Overview & Introduction on State,

The Honourable Dato’ Dr. Ku Abd. Rahman Ku Ismail Senior Kedah State Executive Council Member Chairman for Industry & Investment, Domestic Trade, Cooperatives, Consumer Affairs & IMT-GT “Kedah, Your Ultimate Profit Centre” General Information

MALAYSIA

• Kedah is one of the 13 states in Malaysia

• Located in the northwestern part of

• Land size = 9,426 km2 (Malaysia = 329,758 square kilometers).

• Kedah consists of 13 districts. Kedah Overview

Almu'tasimu Billahi Muhibbuddin Tuanku Alhaj Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Ibni Almarhum Badlishah, is the 14th and current Yang di-Pertuan Agong (supreme head of state) of Malaysia, as well as the 27th and current Sultan of Kedah.

Menara - 2nd tallest tower in Malaysia A Brief

• Known in the early days as Kedaram, Kidaram, Kalagam and Kataha by the , and Kalah or Kalaha by the Persians

• Oldest civilisation in South- East

• Started at (Lembah Batu) (110 AD)

• Known as the "Rice Bowl of Malaysia", (240,000 hectares)

• 35% of overall national foods demand POPULATION

2015

Malaysia Kedah 31.12 m. 1.67 m. 2.1 m. ECONOMIC GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT - KEDAH

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 GDP at constant 2005 ¥584,486 ¥634,039 ¥830,073 ¥870,300 ¥907,073 prices RM21,998 RM23,863 RM31,241 RM32,755e RM34,139p (Million)

GDP per capita at ¥365,178 ¥408,859 ¥427,458 ¥441,832 ¥460,219 current RM 13,744 RM 15,388 RM 16,088 RM16,629e RM17,321p prices (Million) GDP 4.3 8.5 5.6 4.8e 4.2p Growth (%)

e – Estimate Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia P - Preliminary Rates : 1 MYR = ¥ 26.57 (18/1/2016) GDP BY SECTOR IN KEDAH ASEAN Member Countries

ASEAN Trade

A more integrated Market ASEAN Community

A highly Competitive Total trade increased by nearly Economic Region US$1 trillion Between 2007 and 2014, with intra-ASEAN ASEAN FDI With a combined GDP of US$2.6 trillion Trade comprising the largest share of ASEAN’s total trade by partner A world class Investment in 2014, ASEAN was Destination the 7th largest in the world and the rd 3 largest in Asia ASEAN attracted US$136 trillion in FDI 2014, accounting for 11% of global FDI inflows, up from 5% in 2007 ASEAN Population

A fully integrated community ASEAN Connectivity

In 2014, ASEAN was A more connected the 3rd largest market in the world community With 622 million people Behind only China and Annual tourist arrival were up from 62 million In 2007 to 105 million in 2014, almost half of which were intra-ASEAN

The rate of internet subscription more than doubled from 11.8 per 100 inhabitants in to 2007 to 28.6 in 2014. ia Malaysia Concluded FTA-AFTA Malaysia Overview

Rankings

Top 10 Foreign Direct IMD World Competitiveness Investment (FDI) hotspots in Yearbook 2015, ranked 14 out Asia Pacific (2015) of 61 countries

Japan World Bank Ease of Doing CIA World Factbook: Labor Business Report 2016, force - by occupation - ranked 18 out of 189 industry(%) (2014), ranked countries (2015) Malaysia 36 out of 167 countries

Malaysia is World’s 8th most efficient government (2015) The Regional Setting

Strategically located within the IMT-GT to accelerate the economic growth of 3 nations (, Malaysia and )

The IMT-GT covers an area of 569,652 sq km

Population of approximately 67.7 million. It includes 10 provinces of the of Sumatera 8 Peninsular Malaysian states 8 provinces of KEDAH INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION MASTER PLAN

Year Master Plan 1975-1990 Kedah Development Study 1990 - 1999 Kedah Development Action Plan

2000 - 2010 Kedah Maju 2010 Action Plan 2010 - 2015 Kedah Sejahtera Strategic Plan 2013-2018 Kedah Transformation Plan

Other Plans

• Integrated Agricultural Development Projects (IADP) • Master Plan Kulim Hi-Tech Industrial Park • Tourism Blueprint (Tourism) • Study on Industrial Master Plan for Kedah, Malaysia by JETRO REALISED INVESTMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR BY MAJOR COUNTRIES IN KEDAH, (2015)

Investment No.No. CountryCountry (US$(RM) billion) 1. Japan 754,764,363 2. 88,459,661 3. Korea 17,316,090 4. 5,210,276 5. United States 7,168,715 6. Canada 5,000,000 7. Germany 2,786,636 8. Australia 305,266 9. Hong Kong 305,266

10. China 305,266 Source: JAPAN INVESTMENT TREND IN KEDAH

RM Million 16,000.0 14,856.0 14,101.2 14,000.0 14,095.5 14,076.0 12,000.0 13,976.2

10,000.0 9,080.9 8,975.3 8,000.0 8,539.9 6,000.0 4,612.5 4,264.9 3,991.7 4,000.0 2,753.0 220.9 745.5 2,000.0 79.5123.6 473.7 8.2 0.0 80 83 86 89 92 95 96 99 02 05 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 JAPAN INVESTMENT IN KEDAH KEDAH-JAPAN COLLABORATIONS

• The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was commissioned to prepare a detailed development plan for Kulim Hi-Tech Park (KHTP). • Halal Japanese food (mochi) with Kedah State Development Corporation

• Study on Industrial Master Plan for Kedah, Malaysia

• Regional Development Support Program PPP Applicability Study for the State of Kedah Tourism LOGISTICS & TRANSPORTATIONS Road Network

North South Highway

Trans Eastern Kedah Interland Highway

Central Spine Highway

Sungai Petani Inner Kulim Express

Butterworth Kulim Highway INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Investors are welcome to invest in: • Automotive / Transportation – Related • Manufacturing Industry • High-Tech Manufacturing; Research, Design and Development

• Hi-Technology • Tourism

• Bio-Technology • Oil & Gas

• Agro & Aquaculture • Halal Food Hub WHY KEDAH? Kedah : A Preferred Choice

• LOWER cost of operation. • LOWER cost of living. • Political and economic STABILITY • Government committed to maintain a BUSINESS • PRODUCTIVE and MULTI- FRIENDLY environment. LINGUAL workforce.

• FAST approval to set up business

• MARKET oriented economy. • COMPETITIVE and COST EFFECTIVE • EXCELLENT infrastructure. investment environment. • Financial FACILITIES • COMPETITIVE industrial land. ありがとうございます Arigatou Gozaimasu