Nation is France’s fourth-largest trading partner in Asean, French companies are fifth-largest source of FDI last year

Current account balance in the first half of 2025 remains healthy compared to first half of 2024, says BNM Governor

Negotiations move in right direction but care needed to ensure economic strain does not intensify.

SINGAPORE, July 3 — Asean should shift its focus towards developing its own companies and technologies, moving away from an economic model driven by foreign direct investment (FDI) or export-led industrialisation, amid global uncertainty.

By Danial Dzulkifly KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — Asean may have pulled in a record US$224 billion (RM1 trillion) in foreign direct investment (FDI) last year, but its future growth is on shaky ground unless the region speaks with one voice, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — Malaysia’s banking system outlook remains stable this year, supported by steady economic performance and sound fundamentals of banks, said Moody’s Rating.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — Over the last decade, the economic relationship between the United States (US) and Malaysia has grown remarkably, resulting in the creation of more than 312,000 jobs, with being the leading source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Malaysia's neutral position in the ongoing US-China trade war enables it to capitalise on trade diversions and attract foreign direct investments (FDIs), said Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd (HLIB).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — Malaysia has demonstrated its ability to turn approved investments into actual investments, with as much as 78.7 per cent of the total approved investments from 2018 to June 2023 already realised, said Malaysian Rating Corporation Bhd (MARC).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Immediate action to explore new growth areas must be undertaken in tandem with the empowerment of the main sectors, said Paya Besar assemblyman Datuk Mohd Shahar Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — The increase in investment in the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q 2023) is a positive sign for Malaysia’s future economic growth, economist Dr Nungsari Ahmad Radhi said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Malaysia's 2024 gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to be resilient at 4.2 per cent year-on-year versus the forecast growth of 3.8 per cent in 2023 despite the weak external backdrop, according to OCBC Bank.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Alhaj’ s term as the 16th King will be remembered with fondness not only by the public at large but by the business community in particular.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry’s (Miti) one-day investment mission to Singapore has yielded RM2.8 billion of committed foreign direct investments (FDIs) from two companies.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — The rise in domestic investors indicates growing investor confidence, said Investment, Trade, and Industry (Miti) Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — Malaysia has attracted approved investments worth RM225 billion in services, manufacturing, and primary sectors in the January-September 2023 period, up 6.6 per cent from the RM211 billion investments approved in the same period last year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — The estimated funding of RM94.6 billion for the seven-year period of the New Industrial Master Plan (NIMP) 2030 is derived from a comprehensive analysis of the funding required to achieve the targets stated in the plan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Malaysia remains a preferred destination for global investors despite its differing stance on Palestine-Israel compared with investors’ home countries, said the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti).

The investment management firm said the region’s growing share of global FDI suggests that member countries are benefiting from the semiconductor supply chain shifts. “A structural recalibrating of global supply chains away from China and towards other markets is taking place. The...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — Malaysia’s current account balance rose a marginal 0.3 per cent to RM9.14 billion in the third quarter of 2023 (3Q 2023) against RM9.1 billion in the previous quarter, lifted by higher net exports of goods, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia.