Asean ‘highly investable’ but policy coordination required to sustain FDI, says AMN chair


PETALING JAYA: Asean remains a highly investable region but requires stronger policy coordination and consistent implementation to gain foreign investors' confidence.

Asean Manufacturing Network (AMN) chairman Tan Sri Soh Thian Lai said data by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Unescap)  found that greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) into Asean declined by 17% in the first three quarters of 2025.

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