Lim: Malaysia remains attractive to foreign investors
Publish date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019, 06:59 PM
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia continues to be an attractive investment destination as total stock of foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by 10.3 per cent to RM667.5 billion in the second quarter of 2019, compared with RM605.1 billion a year ago.
Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the steady rise in total FDI stock showed the continuing attractiveness of Malaysia as an international investment destination amid rising trade tensions across the world.
“Sustained economic growth is one of the reasons behind rising FDI stock,” he said in a statement here today.
Lim said Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the quarter expanded 4.9 per cent year-on-year, an acceleration from 4.5 per cent growth in the first quarter of 2019, at a time when various regional economies are experiencing synchronised growth slowdown.
He said the 4.9 per cent GDP quarterly growth was better than market expectations of 4.7 per cent as compiled by Bloomberg.
According to Lim, the International Investment Position and the Balance of Payments defined FDI as lasting investment made by foreign parties into domestic companies giving the former lasting controlling stake and this adhered to the definition provided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Last week, the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) announced that approved FDI across all sectors rose 97.2 per cent to RM49.5 billion in the first half of 2019, from RM25.1 billion in the same period last year.
Specifically, Lim said approved manufacturing FDI rose by 74.2 per cent to RM33.1 billion during the first half of 2019, from RM19.0 billion a year ago.
Of the RM33.1 billion investment, RM11.7 billion came from the United States, making the country the biggest source of approved manufacturing FDI during the period, followed by China (RM4.8 billion), Singapore (RM3.1 billion) and Japan (RM2.1 billion).
Lim said MIDA stated that the RM33.1 billion approved manufacturing FDI would create 30,449 jobs in the near future.
“The government will maintain its business-friendly approach to attract investment into the country and create quality jobs for all Malaysians,” he added.
- Bernama
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lge where got the economic brain..you think he can come out wt a stimulus pkg to boost msia economy.coming out wt all those taxes will further deteriorate our economy..maybe Sell more msia land like penang during his term as cm of penang...wakaka
2019-08-25 12:46
In the mean time, foreign investors continue to sell their holdings in Bursa...
2019-08-25 12:56
Foreigners like Msia bcos it is undervalue just like raider like insas, bland and armada mah...!!
Posted by skyu > Aug 25, 2019 10:55 AM | Report Abuse
Mr lim guan eng, just let me tell u , what u said are complete utterly rubbish. I am just a man that making living in the street in Malaysia. let me tell you what, my daily surviving experience tell me that Malaysia economy is in deteriorating state. your statistic and figure must be coming from the stpm account students.
well ,you and your administration should immediately figure out some stimulus package to make our economy more viable.
you are the finance minister not because you are the top well performed employee in any corporate world , it is us, the Rakyat choose PH as the new government. Hence, if you could not perform the job as finance minister, step down or at least listen to Tun Daim Zainuddin advises.
Posted by PHconman > Aug 25, 2019 12:46 PM | Report Abuse
lge where got the economic brain..you think he can come out wt a stimulus pkg to boost msia economy.coming out wt all those taxes will further deteriorate our economy..maybe Sell more msia land like penang during his term as cm of penang...wakaka
Posted by TrippleZ > Aug 25, 2019 12:56 PM | Report Abuse
In the mean time, foreign investors continue to sell their holdings in Bursa...
2019-08-25 13:01
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Mr lim guan eng, just let me tell u , what u said are complete utterly rubbish. I am just a man that making living in the street in Malaysia. let me tell you what, my daily surviving experience tell me that Malaysia economy is in deteriorating state. your statistic and figure must be coming from the stpm account students.
well ,you and your administration should immediately figure out some stimulus package to make our economy more viable.
you are the finance minister not because you are the top well performed employee in any corporate world , it is us, the Rakyat choose PH as the new government. Hence, if you could not perform the job as finance minister, step down or at least listen to Tun Daim Zainuddin advises.
2019-08-25 10:55