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Malaysia Promotes Five Investment Sectors as MIDA Focuses on Project Delivery

Malaysia highlighted five cooperation sectors at the B57+ summit. MIDA’s investment totals describe approvals, while implementation includes projects from construction to production.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Istanbul, Türkiye, 4 November 2026 – Malaysia has highlighted cooperation opportunities in five strategic sectors at the B57+ Business Leaders’ Summit, held in Istanbul on 31 October and 1 November. In remarks reported on 4 November, Malaysian Investment Development Authority chairman Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz cited RM431.1 billion in approved investments for 2025 and RM218.5 billion for the first half of 2026.

For Asian businesses and investors, the pitch combines opportunities in semiconductors, artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, clean energy and halal industries with a focus on turning approvals into operating activity. The figures are approved investments, not equivalent to money already received or projects completed. The summit account does not announce a new, quantified set of binding investment commitments.

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