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Kuala Lumpur

The Beating Heart of a Regional Hub

KL City
  • 10 million Population

    Head of Government: Mayor

  • 2,793 km Size

    Area code: 03

  • Wilayah Persekutuan State Capital

    Region: Peninsular Malaysia

Why Kuala Lumpur

Overall Achievements (2011 - 2023)

  • RM29.79 bil commited investments
  • >130 leading global companies
  • >27,000 executive jobs created

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Estimated more than 40% of Malaysia's US$ 332 bil (RM 1.342 tri) GDP in 2020

Infastructure

Major highways (DUKE, PLUS, AKLEH,MEX, LDP, SUKE)

Promoted Industries

Regional Hub, ESG Connection Centre, Silicon Valley Model, 

Invest KL Initiatives

ESGS CXC

The ESG & Sustainability ConneXion Centre (ESGS CXC) will serve as a hub to drive sustainable business in Greater Kuala Lumpur. Through the Centre, InvestKL will create new possibilities in community engagement, policy advocacy, and build leading capabilities by sharing industry knowledge in sustainability. The Centre will catalyse collective action by scaling impact and inspiring positive change towards a more sustainable future in Malaysia.

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GKL Live Lab

GKL Live Lab aims to attract foreign companies to elevate Greater Kuala Lumpur's competitive advantage for quality, innovation-led, and knowledge-intensive investments.

  • Driving Innovation
  • Accelerating Digital Adoption
  • Growing Local Champions
  • Developing Digital Workforce
  • Future-proofing Malaysia

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IKL Talent Programme

Greater KL's multilingual, educated and highly-skilled workforce represents an in-built and sustainable talent pipeline for long-term investors. Greater KL is recognised in global talent rakings while local universities continuously make their mark on the global stage.

To complement the nation's ambition of providing a competitive, future-ready talent pool and corporate leaders, InvestKL Talent Programme is dedicated towards enhancing, producing, and developing homegrown talent that scales up the leadership ladder of corporate organisations.

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IKL Cares

InvestKL Cares (IKL Cares) bridges global leading companies under InvestKL in Malaysia and the dedicated local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and community leaders in Greater KL. Our mission is to forge partnerships that drive meaningful and lasting change within the society. Through these strategic alliances, IKL Cares nurtures dynamic collaborations that empower positive transformation.

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