KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's direct investment abroad (DIA) fell by 25% to RM24.9bil in 2017 from RM33.2bil in 2016 due to uncertainty in the global environment and subdued crude oil prices.
The Statistics Department said on Tuesday the investments abroad in 2017 were mainly in services, mining and quarrying and manufacturing sectors.
As for investments in the services sector, the funds were channelled mainly in the financial and insurance / takaful; and real estate activities.
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