{"id":2918,"date":"2020-06-20T09:54:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T09:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/360vt.my\/lenouvel\/?p=2918"},"modified":"2021-10-15T10:09:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T10:09:25","slug":"invest-kl-confident-of-attracting-mncs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/360vt.my\/lenouvel\/2020\/06\/20\/invest-kl-confident-of-attracting-mncs\/","title":{"rendered":"InvestKL confident of attracting MNCs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Investment agency says can get at least 10 multinational companies<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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PETALING JAYA:<\/strong> InvestKL is confident it can attract at least 10 multinational companies (MNCs) into the country this year, a feat that would surpass the investment promotion Agency\u2019s target of cumulatively bringing in 100 foreign investors to Malaysia by 2020.
From 2011 to 2019, InvestKL\u2019s record stood at 91 MNCs, bringing in total investments worth RM13.95bil and creating 12,500 jobs, chief executive officer Muhammad Azmi Zulkifli said.
\u201cLast year was one of our best years in terms of performance. We brought in 13 MNCs, accounting for RM2.3bil in investments and creating 890 high value jobs and this was on the back of a strong economic cycle. We saw a very good representation of companies from Europe, US and Asia. That\u2019s very encouraging and we will be building on the momentum of 2019,\u201d he told StarBiz.
Azmi said the \u201cstrong momentum\u201d of 2019 was evidenced in early 2020.
\u201cFast forward to today, we are going through a pandemic – an unprecedented one.
\u201cBut are we still optimistic of attracting 10 MNCs this year? Yes, we are.
\u201cWith 10 companies, it will bring our accumulated MNCs to 101. We believe we can achieve it because a number of discussions are still carrying forward from some years back.\u201d
Muhammad Azmi noted that discussions with foreign investors could take \u201cseveral years\u201d before coming into fruition.
\u201cEven during the movement control order (MCO) these discussions, as well as engagements with MNCs, are still continuing and a number of them are saying that they\u2019re going ahead with their plans. So that\u2019s why we\u2019re optimistic.\u201d
InvestKL is an investment promotion agency under the International Trade and Industry Ministry. It is tasked to attract large global multinationals to establish regional business services headquarters in Greater Kuala Lumpur and strategically grow their business in Asia.
Separately, Azmi said the various initiatives granted by the government in the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana), announced on June 5, was timely.
\u201cThe stimulus is timely to really put Malaysia out there; to signify that we are interested and that we want you to come into Malaysia and perhaps look at some activities that you can relocate into Malaysia.
\u201cAt the same time, it also helps to stimulate the economy for local companies that want to expand, reengineer their activities or even repurpose their plants.\u201d
Azmi acknowledged that while the Penjana initiatives were focused a bit more on the manufacturing sectors, it would still bode well for agencies such as InvestKL in attracting foreign investors.
\u201cThe initiatives ensure that Malaysia continues to attract the right type of manufacturing activities.
\u201cWe embarked on the Industry 4.0 initiative back in 2018 and we must continue to stay on track in that perspective
\u201cThat\u2019s because the facets of industry 4.0 includes automation and Internet of Things, which caters to the higher knowledge-based, skilled workers that Malaysia has.
\u201cWith Penjana, the government is consistent in ensuring that we are helping businesses, helping the people and also making sure that cash is in the hand of the people to stimulate the economy as a way forward.\u201d
To tackle the rise in Covid-19 infections in the country, the government implemented the MCO on March 18. On May 4, a conditional MCO was enforced to allow businesses to reopen for the economy to recover. As the number of infections started to drop, Malaysia entered into a recovery MCO phase from June 10 to Aug 31.
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