Sabah on track to be main gateway for BIMP-EAGA trade


Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said the gateway made possible with the on-going expansion of the Sepanggar Bay Container Port here, a project approved in 2016 costing RM1.03bil.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has great potential as the main gateway for trade, focusing mostly on the larger Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines – namely the East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) region.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said the gateway made possible with the on-going expansion of the Sepanggar Bay Container Port here, a project approved in 2016 costing RM1.03bil.

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