This translates into a 48.8 per cent rise against the RM52.4 billion (US$12.6 billion) worth of investments for the first six months a year ago, the statement said. A total of 22,569 new jobs are expected to be created in the services sector for 2022, the statement said. The manufacturing sector came next, with RM43.1 billion (US$9.8 billion) worth of approved investments, accounting for 34.9 per cent of total approved investments versus RM75.8 billion (US$18.3 billion) for January-June 2021. MIDA cited a mega project approval for the high total approved investments in the manufacturing sector in the 2021 period. For state-approved projects, MIDA said five major states -- Johor, Selangor, Sabah, Kedah and Penang -- contributed RM103.5 billion (US$23.5 billion), or 83.9 per cent of the total investments approved.
