Malaysia Industry Reports

Malaysia’s banking sector is dominated by local banks that controlled 80% of total sector assets as of end-2019. A third of the 53 banks operating in the country in 2019 were foreign owned. Out of the total, 26 are commercial banks, 16 are ...

Malaysia is a global Islamic finance leader. Thus, in Malaysia, takaful operators, which provide insurance contracts modified to be compliant with Shariah principles, compete directly with conventional insurers. The first modern insurance company was ...

Malaysia’s transport and storage GDP recorded robust growth in 2019 despite the slower overall economic activities. Main sector performance indicators showed positive and healthy growth in 2019, except for rail passenger volume and air cargo ...

The ICT sector is in a dynamic environment, as it is in the midst of evolving technology, changing government policy, heightened competition and shifting consumer demand. The focus on the ICT sector has increased as it is the key enabler of ...

Malaysia is the third largest motor vehicle market in the ASEAN region, after Thailand and Indonesia. Passenger vehicles represented 50.7% and 49.8% of total production and sales, respectively, in 2018. Malaysia has two national brands, Perodua and ...

The development of E&E manufacturing has been key to Malaysia’s transition from an agricultural to a manufacturing-based economy, and the consumer electronics sector has been an important driver of that transformation. Malaysia is a global ...

Malaysia has one of the most developed pharmaceuticals and healthcare sectors in the ASEAN region. The country operates a dual public-private healthcare system in which the government, under the Ministry of Health (“MoH”), both regulates ...

The F&B sector is one of the high-potential industries in Malaysia, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). Factors contributing to the industry expansion are economic development, evolution of needs ...

Malaysia has always been regarded as one of the preferred countries for real estate investors due to its investor-friendly policies. However, the property market has been in constant decline since 2012. The construction sector registered ...

Total household expenditures in Malaysia have been growing at a CAGR of 9.4% from 2014 to 2018, reflecting a still-growing consumer goods and retail sector despite a turbulent political environment that saw Malaysia’s first change of government ...