Malaysia records RM21bil in foreign-portfolio inflows


UOB Research said the positive shift was purely driven by inflows into local debt instruments.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s foreign-portfolio flows turned positive in 2023 with a whopping inflow of RM21.3bil, overturning the RM5.5bil outflow in 2022.

In a research note, UOB Research said the positive shift was purely driven by inflows into local debt instruments, which offset foreign fund outflows from the Malaysian equity market.

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