Malaysia’s Sarawak business events surpass 2022 targets

The Malaysian state of Sarawak’s business events performance for FY2022 surpassed targets on both economic and legacy impact returns. The results were announced at the convention bureau BESarawak’s 17th Annual General Meeting on 28 June. During the year under review, Sarawak secured 100 business events with a projected total economic impact of RM325.3m (US$69.6m), including a direct delegate expenditure of RM177.3m and tax revenue of RM19.6m. These events are estimated to have created an additional 25,896 jobs. Sarawak also announced success in international bidding, securing 100% of all bids with a projected total economic impact of RM179.4m and over 14,000 job opportunities on the horizon — making FY2022 the most successful bidding year in the last two years. Photo: BESarawak’s Board of Directors from  left (standing): John Kennedy Janang, Dr Hiram Ting, The Hon. Mayor Adam Yii, Amelia Roziman, Audry Wan Ullok, Datu Sherrina Hussaini, Jacqueline P’ng, (seated from left): Dato Sri Abang Haji Abdul Karim bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg, Datu Hii Chang Kee