Most Japanese companies in Malaysia record operating profit in 2021

PETALING JAYA: Almost 60 per cent of the Japanese companies in Malaysia recorded a surplus in their operating profits in 2021.

The Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) in their survey on Business Conditions of Japanese Companies Operating Overseas in Asia and Oceania noted that 58.7 per cent of Japanese companies operating in Malaysia have forecast their operating profit to be in surplus while the percentage for “loss” dropped from 30.1 per cent to 4.9 per cent.