Foreign investment is a crucial and inescapable part of our economy. Indeed, Malaysia as an active participant in global trade has been very successful in attracting FDI even when our nation was at its infancy. For about 100 years, our tin and rubber industry grew significantly because of foreign investment mainly from the United Kingdom. At the same time, the presence of foreign companies in our economy has provided local SMEs access to valuable technology transfers and exchange of know-how. According to the latest statistics from Bank Negara, there are about 750 Malaysian companies with investments abroad.

Source: The Star January 25, 2017 23:40 UTC