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The Straits Times Gross FDI for first nine months of 2020 up 5.8%, says national agency Shannon Teoh‍ Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur PublishedFeb 9, 2021, 5:00 am SGT https://str.sg/Jr6G They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months. including the ST News Tablet worth $39...

Act fast to arrest slide in FDI, say experts Political uncertainty, waning competitive edge among reasons why Malaysia is less attractive to foreign investors now Pix for illustration purposes. PETALING JAYA: Malaysia needs to act fast and decisively if we are not to fall further behind in attracting foreign direct investments ( FDI), two economists told theSun. They said fundamental faults and not superficial or accidental ones are the main reasons for the drop in FDI. Malaysia’s FDI drop is the worst in Southeast Asia with a plunge of 68% to US$2.5 billion (RM10.2 billion) last year,...

The Straits Times Malaysia insists foreign investors still keen despite bleak UN report Experts blame the dismal FDI figures on growing political instability and policy uncertainty since Umno lost the general election in 2018.PHOTO: REUTERS https://str.sg/Jr2G They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/mon...

The East African Thursday February 04 2021 Dr Mukhisa Kituyi steps down as secretary general of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad). PHOTO | FILE Advertisement Kenyan Mukhisa Kituyi has officially stepped down as secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad). The move paves way for Dr Kituyi to vie for Kenya's presidency in the 2022 General Elections. Dr Kituyi, 65, was appointed the seventh Unctad secretary-general on September 1, 2013 and reappointed for another four-year term in July 2017, the term beginning on September 1 that...