The Government is working on streamlining the role of the 31 investment promotion agencies which include both federal and state bodies. Aside from reducing costs, this will supposedly help ease the process of foreign and domestic direct investments (FDI and DDI), from application to the realisation of investments. Nordin Abdullah, Vice Chairman of the Malaysia Australian Business Council (MABC) tells us if this is a much needed step.

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Categories:  investments,  government

Tags:  domestic direct investments,  foreign direct investments,  miti,  mida,  budget 2024,