11 Sep 2026 Realising Malaysia’s High-Income Aspiration: The Last Mile of Reforms Jayant Menon Wide-ranging reforms and within-sector specialisation are needed for Malaysia to become a productivity-driven, high-income economy. Economy Foreign Direct Investment investment Malaysia Middle Income Trap
21 Aug 2026 Malaysia’s Chinese Investment Boom Has a Hiring Problem Luna Ge Lai Chinese firms are investing in Malaysia at record levels, but many recent entrants tend to fill key technical and managerial positions with costly expatriates rather than develop Malaysian successors. China-Malaysia Relations Foreign Direct Investment Labour Market Malaysia
8 Jul 2025 Beyond FDI: Vietnam’s Moment for Tech Upgrading Xu Jingzhi To move up the technology value chain, Vietnam needs to think beyond foreign direct investment and focus on upgrading domestic capacity. Foreign Direct Investment Manufacturing Technology Vietnam
12 Aug 2024 Malaysia’s States: Open for Business, Yet Not Always Transparent Tricia Yeoh Malaysia is enjoying strong inflows of foreign direct investment. To up its game, it needs to channel such flows to less-developed states. Foreign Direct Investment Malaysia Malaysian Economy
12 Jan 2024 ASEAN Economies in the Tech Supply Chain Sweet Spot? Kristina Fong Siew Leng Ongoing trade Sino-U.S. tensions and the need to redirect FDI away from China may present a golden opportunity for economies in Southeast Asia. Foreign Direct Investment Southeast Asia Supply Chains
7 Sep 2022 ASEAN and Taiwan: Cooperation Opportunities amid Diplomatic Constraints Melinda Martinus While there are risks involved in pursuing deeper cooperation with Taiwan beyond trade and economics, ASEAN should not shy away from exploring possibilities even while abiding by the 'One China' policy. ASEAN Asean Trade Economic Development Foreign Direct Investment Taiwan
29 Jul 2022 How Southeast Asia Will Benefit from the G7’s Infrastructure and Investment Drive Choi Shing Kwok Critics have pilloried the Group of Seven’s Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment for its lack of scale and tardiness. But Southeast Asian countries should welcome an alternative source of capital for much-needed infrastructure projects in the region. Foreign Direct Investment G7 Infrastructure U.S. Foreign Policy
24 May 2022 Investment Trends and Industrial Prospects in Indonesia Yanuar Fajari|Siwage Dharma Negara While total investments into Indonesia have increased over the years, much of these were driven by a rapid increase in domestic direct investment while foreign direct investment remained relatively stagnant. Foreign Direct Investment Indonesia Indonesian Economy
4 May 2022 Sustaining Malaysia’s FDI Rebound: Promotion is Good, Facilitation Better Tham Siew Yean A better way forward is to continue to enhance investment facilitation measures, making it easier for investors to establish and expand their operations, and conduct their day-to-day business in host countries. In this regard, boosting post-investment, after-care services will grow in importance. Economic Development Economic Planning Foreign Direct Investment Malaysia Malaysian Economy
