'SMEs stand to gain from Iskandar Malaysia'.

JOHOR BARU: Small- and medium-sized enterprises in Iskandar Malaysia have been assured that they will benefit from the expected influx of major foreign investors.

Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said SMEs should not worry about being sidelined as they had an important supporting role to play.

"The trickle effects of the projects will definitely go down to the local SMEs," he said after opening the Johor SME Exposition 2008 at the Angsana shopping complex here yesterday.

On claims that the local SMEs had yet to receive any benefit from Iskandar Malaysia, Abdul Ghani said all quarters should not jump to conclusions before the whole plan for the …