KRI: More needs to be done to move up value chain


PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s ability to participate in high-value-added segments of green-product markets is constrained by a lack of large domestic firms investing in technology development.

In its paper Building a Sustainable Industrial Base: Malaysia’s Green Transition, Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) said a number of local companies are stuck in low-value-added segments of the global value chain because of the domination of global firms.

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