US investments in Malaysia to surpass China.

The trade war is accelerating it.


Wallace Ho

8 Sep, 2019

US investments in Malaysia to surpass China. | BEAMSTART News

- From our Sponsors -

The United States is set to overtake China as Malaysia's top source of foreign investments, according to a 2019 report.

Malaysia saw a RM11.5 billion ($2.75 billion) inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI) into the manufacturing sector from the US in the first three months of 2019, compared with just RM3.2 billion ($770 million) for last year.

Inflows of investments from China paled in comparison at only RM4.4 billion ($1.05 billion), which was below the quarterly average last year.

China had been Malaysia's biggest foreign direct investments contributor over the past three years, prior to the change of the current government.

Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Ong Kian Ming mentioned that a bulk of the US investments have largely come from the electrical and electronics space.

"The industry is facing a turning point in its development, and the US-China trade war has created a unique window of opportunity which can catalyse the development of the entire industry in Malaysia for decades to come," Dr Ong said.

Trade tensions between the US and China remained high last week after United States President Donald Trump threatened an additional 10% levies on US$300 billion of Chinese imports from Sept 1.

- From our Sponsors -

Latest Jobs

Account Executive - EMEA

FirstIgnite

Full Time

USD 45000 — USD 60000 yearly

Sales Engineer

Veryfi, Inc.

California,

Full Time

USD 90000 — USD 110000 yearly

Chief of Staff

SnapMagic

California,

Full Time

USD 130000 — USD 200000 yearly

Product Engineer (Remote)

Downtobid

Full Time

USD 90000 — USD 150000 yearly

Head of Talent

Aurelian

Washington,

Full Time

USD 100000 — USD 170000 yearly

UI / UX Designer (Contractor)

BetterBasket

California,

Contract

USD 40000 — USD 60000 yearly

Product Engineer (Web / Vue.js / Typescript) - Remote

Dex

Full Time

USD 30000 — USD 60000 yearly

Staff Fullstack Engineer

Peter Asher

Singapore,

Full Time

SGD 14000 — SGD 16000 yearly

Senior/Staff Product Designer

Rally UXR

Full Time

USD 170000 — USD 200000 yearly

Product Manager

SPRX

New York,

Full Time

USD 140000 — USD 180000 yearly

BEAMSTART is a hub for everything Startups, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation. Connect with a global community of people, and stay updated with the latest startup jobs, news, and discussions.

 
© 2016 - 2025 BEAMSTART. All Rights Reserved (Legal).