Senior vice president of business development and investor relations for Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB), Krishnamoorthy Kuppusamy (Photo: PropNex Realty)
Over the weekend of Sept 6 and 7, PropNex Realty held its inaugural International Property XPO at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel. The event, themed Global Property Playbook: Understanding an Alternate Investment Landscape, garnered over 500 attendees and featured international developers and experts from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and Malaysia.
Besides developer showcases, PropNex gathered legal, visa and tax experts across key markets to impart practical knowledge to Singaporeans on purchase structures, ownership rules, migration pathways and other topics relevant to overseas investing.
A key highlight of the event shone a spotlight on the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ). In a packed session, Krishnamoorthy Kuppusamy, senior vice president of business development and investor relations for Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB), shared his insights on the potential impact of the JS-SEZ.
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According to Kuppusamy, Johor recorded RM56 billion ($17 billion) in investments during the first half of 2025, putting it ahead of other Malaysian states. Alongside enhanced connectivity through the RTS Link which is set to be completed next year, the JS-SEZ is targeting to generate US$26 billion ($33.3 billion) annually by 2030.
In addition, the zone is expected to create 20,000 new jobs across different sectors such as logistics, digital economy, tourism, and green energy.
Following the strong response to the session, PropNex says it will be having a subsequent seminar focused on Johor and the growing momentum of the JS-SEZ. The seminar, to be held on Sept 27 at PropNex’s Singapore headquarters, will also showcase ten Johor property projects, alongside knowledge-sharing on topics relating to Malaysian property ownership, foreigner buyer eligibility, financing options, and the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme.
“The strong response to this first International XPO highlights the growing appetite among Singaporeans to explore overseas property,” says Chua Shir Yee, head of international sales at Propnex.