At the heart of Malaysia’s growth story is the transformation of its industrial base from a resource extraction and export-driven economy to that of a high-tech, value-added manufacturing and services sector. As Malaysia increases its global trade via participation in trade agreements such as ASEAN and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (...
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The real estate market has garnered attention from both foreign and domestic investors seeking a strong return on investment amid consistently low interest rates. However, the government is seeking to rein in residential property growth to limit broader economic damage in the event of a market downturn as well as to keep home prices affordable...
Sustained economic expansion, a youthful and growing population and an investor-friendly market amenable to foreign and domestic investments have continued to drive Malaysia’s real estate market forward in 2013. Despite concerns about market overheating and growing vacancies in some subsectors, property values have continued to climb in recent...
Overshadowed by developments in Selangor and Iskandar, Malaysia’s second- smallest state of Penang has quietly put together an impressive string of projects in recent years. Tucked in between the much larger Kedah and Perak states along Peninsular Malaysia’s west coast, Penang’s strong population growth coupled with a thriving real estate...
Spurred on by massive capital expenditure projects by both the government and the private sector in response to Malaysia’s strategic economic development plans, growth in the country’s construction sector has been outpacing GDP expansion in recent years. The government’s Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) and public-private partnership (...
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