Malaysia
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OECD Investment Policy Reviews: Malaysia presents an assessment of the investment climate in Malaysia, including the institutional and legislative framework for investment.
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Malaysia has placed increasing emphasis on pursuing a sustainable growth path, acknowledging that a “growth first, environment later” approach is no longer feasible. It leads the ASEAN region on environmental performance measures and the government ...
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Within an overarching strategy for improving the investment environment, investment promotion and facilitation can help to increase both domestic and foreign investment and to enhance their contribution to national economic development. Success in ...
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Malaysia stands out as one of the economic success stories in Asia over the past few decades. From a plantation economy at the time of independence, with rubber and tin representing one half of GDP, Malaysia has become a diversified, open economy ...
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This review assesses the investment climate in Malaysia, including both the institutional and legislative framework for investment and also a broad range of policies in other areas. It documents the reforms implemented by successive government ...
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The degree to which corporations observe basic principles of sound corporate governance helps to determine investment decisions, influencing the confidence of investors, the cost of capital, the overall functioning of financial markets and ...
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Malaysia was one of the first emerging economies to welcome foreign investment in export-oriented manufacturing sectors beginning in the late 1980s. Foreign investors in domestic-oriented projects or providing services through local affiliates, on ...
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Malaysia is an open economy with trade accounting 174.3% of the GDP in 2012. As a result Malaysia is highly-exposed to developments in the global economy. Given the current global scenario, strengthening domestic demand would continue to be the key ...
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This first OECD Investment Policy Review of Malaysia presents an assessment of the investment climate in Malaysia, including the institutional and legislative framework for investment. Undertaken in partnership with the Secretariat of the ...
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Developed financial sectors provide payment services, mobilise savings, and allocate financing to firms wishing to invest. When they work well, they give firms the ability to seize promising investment opportunities, especially small and innovative ...
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Strong protection of land ownership and intellectual property, effective compensation for expropriation, dispute settlement mechanisms accessible to all investors, and a protective network of international investment agreements are the building ...
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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 ...
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Malaysia was an early mover in export-led development based on multinational enterprises. Until the Asian financial crisis in 1997, it was a leading destination for FDI, particularly in the electronics sector. Its performance since then has ...
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Public policies promoting recognised concepts and principles for responsible business conduct (RBC), such as those recommended in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, help attract investments that contribute to sustainable development ...
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Malaysia has good quality infrastructure and its population enjoys good access to basic services such as electricity and water. Infrastructure is a core part of government’s development policies and the bedrock of the economy, with the government ...
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An industrial sector based on the manufacture and export of the technology-based products of multinational enterprises (MNEs) has fuelled Malaysia’s rise to a middleincome country. Electronics, particularly semiconductors, account for 40% of exports,...
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This edition of the Southeast Asian Economic Outlook examines medium-term growth prospects, recent macroeconomic policy challenges, and structural challenges including human capital, infrastructure and SME development.
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