KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- Italy is preparing to bring more investors to explore opportunities in the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) as European interest in Malaysia's flagship cross-border economic corridor continues to grow.

Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said the government organised the JS-SEZ Executive Forum after receiving strong interest from Italy and other European countries seeking to better understand investment opportunities in the economic zone.

"We received a strong request from Italy particularly, and also from European countries, to organise a session with potential investors and their chambers," he told reporters today.

Akmal said he had personally committed to organising the engagement after ...