Malaysia Garners US$1.84 Bln Worth Of Trade, Investment Opportunities At Astana Expo

By Salawaty Supardi ASTANA (Kazakhstan), July 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has garnered US$1.84 billion worth of investment and trade opportunities over the past four weeks at the 2017 Astana Expo since it began on June 10, 2017. Acting Deputy Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, S.K. Devamany, said the potential investments were generated through the Renewable Energy Week,Energy Efficiency Week, Green Innovation Week and Climate Change and Sustainability Week. “The total has exceeded our initial target of RM1 billion and all ministries involved would have to work hard to transform these opportunities into real projects,” he told reporters at the Tourism and Trade Week here Monday. (US$1 = RM4.29) The Tourism and Trade was the fifth of 10 themes at the exhibition this year which will end on Oct 10. Also present were Deputy International Trade Minister Ahmad Maslan and Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture Mas Ermieyati Samsudin. Devamany said the Malaysian Pavillion themed, Empowering Green Growth, has attracted some 152,322 visitors, making it among the top ten pavillions to attract visitors. “Our main showcase was on our forests besides pictures of big green butterflies which we placed outside the pavillion,” he added. -- BERNAMA