Rm8 54bil Approved Investments From Brics Investors In Q1 2025

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The investment, trade and industry ministry says the approved investments came primarily from China, India, the United Arab Emirates, and South Africa.Investment, trade and industry minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz said the approved investments are expected to generate 3,990 jobs in manufacturing and 2,837 in services. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: Malaysia secured RM8.54 billion in approved investments from BRICS countries in the first quarter of 2025, according to the investment, trade and industry ministry (Miti)
Its minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz said the approved investments came primarily from China, India, the United Arab Emirates, and South Africa.
He said the figure of RM8.54 billion was based on the “ultimate source” of investment.
“Ultimate source” refers to the country where the investment funds originate, rather than the intermediary country through which they are channelled.
“Of this amount, RM8.23 billion or 96.37% was directed into the manufacturing sector, while RM270 million or 3.63% went to the services sector,” Tengku Zafrul said in a written parliamentary reply yesterday.
He said the approved investments, covering the period of January to March 2025, were expected to generate 3,990 jobs in manufacturing and 2,837 in services.
“While the investment data presented is based on ultimate source rather than immediate source records, it nonetheless provides a clear indication that Malaysia’s status as a BRICS partner country will yield substantial economic benefits,” he said.
The minister said these investments not only reflect growing investor confidence in Malaysia, but highlight significant potential in strategic sectors such as green technology, the digital economy, and infrastructure development.
He was responding to Ahmad Fakhruddin Fakhrurazi (PN-Kuala Kedah), who had asked about the actual returns from international investments in the country since Malaysia officially became a BRICS partner country on Jan 1.
In July, Miti said Malaysia’s total trade with BRICS member countries reached RM818 billion in 2024, representing 35.2% of the country’s total global trade.
The ministry also reported that RM104.9 billion in investments from BRICS countries had been realised in Malaysia as of last year. - FMT

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