Preface by Angel Gurría, Secretary-General, OECD

Malaysia’s economic performance during the last half century has been impressive. From an agricultural economy in the 1950s, the country has now built global competitiveness in high-end manufacturing and is pushing out its technology frontier, an immediate goal of its national vision. This performance is the result of a sustained commitment to improving the business climate. Malaysia is attracting record levels of foreign investment and its companies are becoming increasingly global. The country is also shaping the regional dialogue on numerous policy fronts, from corporate governance to science and technology. These have brought Malaysia closer to the OECD policy community, with co-operation progressing beyond investment policy to areas such as competition, anti-corruption, regulatory reform, global value chains and innovation.