The fight for investment


Abdul Majid: We have the talent, experience and are business-friendly. But what is needed is harnessing this to create an eco-system that makes us an attractive investment destination.

FOR many Malaysians, the business climate is looking rather gloomy. The stock market is at a three-year low. The Malaysian Institute of Economic Research’s business sentiment index shows that businesses are not optimistic about their sales performance and are wary of global economic tensions and other uncertainties.

But are things really that bad? What are the country’s prospects for attracting investments?

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