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to RM21.9 billion from RM18.1 billion<br />
in 2010, indicating continued interest<br />
by domestic companies to invest in the<br />
manufacturing sector. This is also in line<br />
with Government’s continued drive to<br />
actively promote domestic investments<br />
as outlined in the ETP and the 10MP.<br />
Domestic investments accounted for 39<br />
per cent of total approved investments<br />
in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
Graph 10<br />
domestic <strong>Investment</strong>s in Projects<br />
Approved by Major Industry, <strong>2011</strong><br />
RM million<br />
4,000<br />
3,000<br />
2,000<br />
1,000<br />
0<br />
Basic Metal Transport Chemicals Petroleum<br />
New Projects Expansion/Diversification Projects<br />
The major portion of the domestic<br />
investments approved in <strong>2011</strong> amounting<br />
to RM12.9 billion was in new projects,<br />
while RM9 billion was in expansion/<br />
diversification projects. Domestic<br />
investments were mainly in the<br />
basic metal products (RM6.3 billion),<br />
transport equipment (RM4.9 billion),<br />
chemicals and chemical products (RM1.7<br />
billion), petroleum products including<br />
petrochemicals (RM1.7 billion) and<br />
E&E (RM1.4 billion) industries.<br />
24 <strong>Malaysia</strong> - investMent PerforMance <strong>2011</strong><br />
E&E<br />
foreign investments<br />
Despite intense global and regional<br />
competition for FDI with a moderate<br />
increase in global FDI inflows, <strong>Malaysia</strong><br />
successfully attracted high levels of<br />
foreign investments in the manufacturing<br />
sector in <strong>2011</strong>. Foreign investments<br />
amounting to RM34.2 billion were<br />
approved in <strong>2011</strong> compared with<br />
RM29.1 billion in 2010. There was<br />
continued interest by foreign investors<br />
to invest in quality projects in new<br />
growth areas and emerging technologies,<br />
which are capital-intensive, knowledgeintensive,<br />
high value-added and high<br />
technology in nature.<br />
RM million<br />
Graph 11<br />
Foreign <strong>Investment</strong>s in Projects<br />
Approved by Major Industry, <strong>2011</strong><br />
10,000<br />
8,000<br />
6,000<br />
4,000<br />
2,000<br />
0<br />
E&E Chemicals Basic<br />
Metal<br />
Food<br />
Non-<br />
Metallic<br />
New Projects Expansion/Diversification Projects<br />
Foreign investments in new projects<br />
totalled RM20.2 billion. <strong>Investment</strong>s<br />
were mainly in E&E products (RM10.1<br />
billion), chemicals and chemical products<br />
(RM2.6 billion), basic metal products<br />
(RM2.4 billion), food manufacturing
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