Malaysia: Announces Major Areas of Manufacturing Investment in 2018

    On March 14, the Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry and the Malaysian Investment Development Agency announced the country's 2018 investment performance (including domestic investment and foreign direct investment), and the Malaysian Investment Development Agency approved investment in manufacturing, services and primary industries. The total amount is RM100 million, and the target for 2019 is RM200 billion. Among them, manufacturing investment is mainly concentrated in petroleum, petrochemical industry, basic metal products, electronic and electrical products, paper, printing and publishing, chemical products, rubber products and so on. For the third consecutive year, China has become the largest source of foreign investment in the manufacturing industry.