Nine-month approved investment surges 51.5%

Senior Minister-cum-International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali (pic) said the approved investment, comprising the manufacturing, services and primary sectors, is expected to generate 79,899 jobs in the country.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia registered a stellar approved investment growth of 51.5% year-on-year to RM177.8bil, involving 3,037 projects, in the period of January-September 2021.

Senior Minister-cum-International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said the approved investment, comprising the manufacturing, services and primary sectors, is expected to generate 79,899 jobs in the country.