KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): Some 77% of approved manufacturing investment projects had been realised as at Dec 31, 2025, according to the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti).

Around 4,114 projects with a total investment value of RM506 billion have been implemented of the 5,350 projects worth RM707.2 billion approved, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani in a written parliamentary reply on Monday (June 29).

“Of this value, foreign investment (FI) contributed RM414.4 billion (81.9%), while domestic investment (DI) amounted to RM91.5 billion (18.1%),” Johari said.

“Based on the definitions adopted by Miti and Mida (Malaysian Investment Development Authority), realised or implemented projects refer to projects that have reached one of the following stages: either commenced operations; are in the process of installing machinery; or are undertaking the construction or rental of factories, buildings or warehouses,” he added.

Johari drew a distinction between FI and the foreign direct investment (FDI) term used by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), whereby FI refers to the investment proposals submitted by investors, while the DOSM’s FDI and domestic direct investment (DDI) refer to financial transactions, in the context of foreign investment inflows and outflows.

On how the government is ensuring foreign investment results in economic spillover, Johari said Miti and Mida have imposed conditions on high-value investment approvals and introduced the new incentive framework (NIF).

The conditions on high-value investment approvals include requiring foreign investors to implement vendor collaboration programmes, vendor development programmes, industrial training (internship) programmes, as well as collaborations with local institutions of higher learning.

The NIF, implemented with effect from March 1, 2026, offers investors more competitive incentives for the increased use of local procurement and local workforce development and training programmes.

“The Madani government, through Miti and Mida, remains committed to ensuring that approved FI is realised and subsequently delivers meaningful impact to the national economy, including contributing to the development of local industrial capacity,” Johari said.

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