Kuala Lumpur:Fourteen official visits and trade and investment missions led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani have been carried out through Malaysia's trade and investment agencies between 2025 and September 2026.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, these missions, conducted through the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), have generated potential investments amounting to RM59.5 billion.

Of the total potential investments, RM14.2 billion have been approved, while the remaining RM45.3 billion are at different stages of negotiation and are being actively pursued. MITI stated that the realisation of these investments typically takes between 18 and 24 months, depending on the project's scale, complexity, and current economic conditions.

On the trade front, official visits to countries such as Kenya, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Türkiye, Japan, Italy, France, South Korea, China, Thailand, India, and Russia have resulted in RM6.77 billion in exports through high-level engagements. Furthermore, MATRADE is expanding its export promotion efforts into new markets in Central Asia, Africa, and Latin America, with exports to these regions rising by 23.06 percent to RM69.84 billion from January to September 2026.

Markets experiencing double-digit growth include Namibia with a 426.1 percent increase, Angola at 55.6 percent, Brazil at 41.0 percent, Tanzania at 35.9 percent, Ethiopia at 28.5 percent, and Kenya at 11.6 percent.