Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali (pic) said that while foreign investments are essential in the country’s development, greater emphasis is being placed on driving domestic investments and turning more domestic companies into global players.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia received RM64.8bil worth of investments in the manufacturing, services and primary sectors for the first six months of the year despite multiple headwinds on the global front.
The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) said the investments involved 1,725 projects, creating 37,110 jobs locally.
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