Kuala lumpur: Malaysia has successfully secured RM4 billion in potential investments and RM675 million in potential exports following a trade and investment mission led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to France on July 4, 2025.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) announced that Anwar met with 40 representatives from France’s industrial sector. Several companies expressed their intent to invest in high-tech manufacturing, aerospace, renewable energy, tourism and hospitality, digital economy, and sustainable infrastructure.
MITI stated that the mission generated RM675 million in potential exports for sectors such as aerospace, automotive, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, digital economy, lifestyle, and halal industries. These sectors are targeted under the New Industrial Master Plan 2030 (NIMP 2030) and the Green Investment Strategy.
The ministry highlighted that companies were motivated to continue investing in Malaysia due to factors like a stable investment ecosystem, global demand for Malaysian-made products, efficient supply chains, a skilled workforce, and investor-friendly policies. The mission delegation included MITI Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz and representatives from the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE).
Tengku Zafrul emphasized that the mission’s success demonstrated foreign companies’ confidence in Malaysia’s policies, supply chain ecosystem, and economic growth prospects. He noted that the anticipated investments and trade would create business opportunities for local companies, including SMEs, and provide high-paying jobs for Malaysians, aligning with the country’s MADANI economic transformation agenda.
Prime Minister Anwar is currently on an official working visit to Italy, France, and Brazil from July 1-8, 2025. He is accompanied by key ministers, including Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and Transport Minister Anthony Loke, among others.