PUTRAJAYA: Johor is likely to win the most investments among Malaysian states this year, says Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Mukhriz Tun Mahathir.

For the first six months of the year, Johor attracted RM4.52 billion in approved investments.

"At the pace it is growing, it will have the highest investments which bodes well for Iskandar Malaysia and the state in general," he said at a briefing to announce Solexel Inc's investment in Senai Hi-Tech Park yesterday.

According to the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (Mida), 74 projects were approved between January and May, totalling RM4.0 billion, of which RM2.75 billion were from domestic investments.