Business Interest in Malaysia Still Going Strong Despite Global Economic Challenges Foreign Investments Increase Despite Economic Challenges Business interest in Malaysia continues to climb steadily despite the global economic challenges and competitive landscape. Approved investments in the first half of 2019 (1H2019) stemmed from manufacturing, primary sectors and the services sector. Growth in the…
Strong Q2 GDP for Malaysia Despite Cloudy Trade Risks Outlook Malaysia Recorded a Strong Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth in Q2 This Year Malaysia’s Q2 GDP grew faster than expected between April to June this year. This makes it the first Southeast Asian country to record accelerated growth. Spurred mainly by palm oil production…
Malaysia Continues to Remain an Optimistic Investment Destination Among Investors The outlook for Malaysia’s economy is still looking good, despite recent uncertainties surrounding the global economy and recent issues related to the US-China trade talks. Despite the challenges, Malaysia’s economy experienced a growth in Q1 of 2019, with a 127% rise in approved investments. The…
Improved Exports Helps Malaysia’s Economy Gather Momentum in Q4 Malaysia’s economy grew at a much faster rate during the final quarter of last year. Its resilient exports were largely responsible for helping to promote growth despite the global slowdown from the US-China trade war. The country’s central bank – Bank Negara Malaysia- is expecting the…
Malaysia Leapfrogs from 24th to 15th spot in World Bank Doing Business 2019 Report According to the recently released World Bank Doing Business 2019 Report, Malaysia advanced nine places to 15th spot among 190 economies worldwide. Last year the report had ranked Malaysia at 24. On the list of top five countries, New Zealand championed…
DuitNow Money Transfer Service to Launch in December in Malaysia Malaysia’s Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) is set to launch the DuitNow money transfer service this December. This will allow customers to transfer money securely and immediately using just the recipient’s mobile number. As of now, 40 local and foreign banks are expected to…
Alibaba’s Investments in Malaysia Continues The political power shift in the country did not spell an end to Alibaba’s investment in Malaysia. Despite the review of Malaysia-China mega projects, Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma has recently confirmed that Alibaba will continue its investments in Malaysia without disruptions. In 2017, Alibaba has inked a memorandum of understanding…
Malaysia’s June Inflation Rate Dips After GST Scrapped Following the abolishment of the 6% Goods and Services Tax (“GST”) from June 1 onwards, Malaysia’s June inflation rate eased to a 3-year low of 0.8%. In June, the country’s inflation rate was recorded at 0.8 %, which is the lowest rate since February 2015 – the…
Revival of Malaysia Inc. to Help Stimulate Growth Malaysia’s PM to Reintroduce Malaysia Inc. Concept Malaysia Inc., a concept which was first introduced by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, will be revived with the aim to make Malaysia regarded as one massive corporation that both government and private sector will work to ensure its success. Tun…
Invest Selangor to Collaborate with MIDA on Boosting Logistics Supply Chain Malaysia’s logistic industry is expanding, and expanding fast, and the MIDA and Invest Selangor are set to work together to meet this need by working together to cater to the ASEAN and APAC region. In a jointly organized Investment Forum on Logistics Industry themed…