Sabah Development Corridor

The logo of SDC.

The Sabah Development Corridor or SDC (Malay: Koridor Pembangunan Sabah or Koridor Sabah) is a new development corridor in Sabah, Malaysia. The SDC was launched on 29 January 2008 by the Malaysian fifth Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

The project is expected to take 18 years with total investment of up to RM 105 billion.On average, starts from the year of 2009, RM5.83 billion will be allocated each year for development. 900,000 jobs are expected to be created with this project along with a waterfront city, tourism sub project and a Sabah Railway terminal. The project kick-started with the Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announcing that the government has allocated an extra RM 5 billion under the Ninth Malaysia Plan to improve infrastructure and lower the cost of doing business in the state.^[1]

Key objectives of the project are:^[1]

make Sabah a gateway for trade, investment and tourism
transform the state into a harmonious state regardless of race or religion
create job opportunities in the state
make the state more technology-savvy
make the state a comfortable state to live in

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1 2 Another corridor of opportunity

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Sabah Development Corridor

SDC cities and towns	Kota Kinabalu Sandakan Tawau

SDC infrastructure	Kota Kinabalu International Airport Sepanggar

SDC tourism	Mount Kinabalu Poring Kinabalu National Park Sipadan Island Ligitan Island

SDC educational	University of Malaysia Sabah (UMS)

Economy of Malaysia

History	1997 Asian financial crisis Tiger Cub Economies

Currency	Central Bank of Malaysia Malaysian ringgit

Banking and Finance	Malaysia Stock Exchange Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Islamic Banking Malaysian Electronic Payment System (MEPS) Overnight Policy Rate

Government agencies	Employees Provident Fund Energy Commission of Malaysia Federal Land Development Authority Khazanah Nasional Permodalan Nasional Berhad Malaysian Industrial Development Authority

Corridors and Regions	East Coast Economic Region (ECER) Iskandar Malaysia (IM) Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC) Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) Malaysia International Islamic Financial Centre (Kuala Lumpur) Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) Sabah Development Corridor (SDC) Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE)

Economic co-operation areas with neighbouring countries	BIMP-EAGA Indonesia–Malaysia–Singapore Growth Triangle Indonesia–Malaysia–Thailand Growth Triangle

Policies and Programs	Malaysian New Economic Policy (NEP) National Development Policy (NDP) New Economic Model (NEM) Government Transformation Programme (GTP) Economic Transformation Programme (ETP)

Agreements	Malaysia–European Union Free Trade Agreement Malaysia–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Malaysia–United States Free Trade Agreement Trans-Pacific Partnership

Industries	Made in Malaysia Ports Transport Tourism Postal Agriculture

Other topics	List of Malaysia states by GDP Poverty in Malaysia Goods and services tax in Malaysia Bamboo network Subsidy reform in Malaysia

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Sabah Development Corridor

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