Unifying Success: Revolutionizing Malaysia's Investment Agencies

Ong Kian Ming, Director, Philosophy Politics & Economics (PPE) Program at Taylor's University and Former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry

05-Jul-23 07:45

Unifying Success: Revolutionizing Malaysia's Investment Agencies

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Did you know that there are 31 investment promotion agencies in Malaysia under The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, also known as MITI. And its minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz announced that the ministry is now working on an initiative to streamline the roles and functions of these agencies. Ong Kian Ming, Former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry shares with us how could these agencies be consolidated

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Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Philip See, Wong Shou Ning, Mark Tan

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Categories: investments, economy, government

Tags: The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, malaysian investment development authority, investment promotion agencies,

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