Announcement
11 Oct 2020
In October 2020, Malaysia introduced several measures covering relaxed FDI requirements and subsidies to local businesses and SMEs in order to drive Malaysia's economic growth.
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Number of interventions
9
7 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
2 liberalising
List of interventions
Implementation date
11 Oct 2020
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Updated: 11 Oct 2020
Public procurement localisation
In force
On 11 October 2020, Malaysia announced its second Budget 2020. Under this budget, Malaysia's government procurements worth RM 1.3 billion (USD 314.1 million) would be dedicated solely for loca...
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Updated: 11 Oct 2020
State aid, nes
In force
On 11 October 2020, through the announcement of its second Budget 2020, Malaysia provided RM 1.1 billion (USD 265.8 million) for tourism industry under the Visit Malaysia 2020 through the following...
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Updated: 11 Oct 2020
Interest payment subsidy
In force
On 11 October 2020, Malaysia introduced its second Budget 2020 that provided RM 550 million (USD 132.9 million) of Palm Oil Replanting Loan Fund for smallholders with collateral-free at a...
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Updated: 11 Oct 2020
Interest payment subsidy
In force
On 11 October 2020, following the announcement of its second Budget 2020, Malaysia provided RM 500 million (USD 120.8 million) for an annual interest payment subsidy to reduce 2 percent of bor...
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Updated: 11 Oct 2020
Loan guarantee
In force
On 11 October 2020, through the announcement of the second Budget 2020, Malaysia allocated RM 500 million (USD 120.8 million) to provide a financing guarantee through the enhancement of S...
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Updated: 11 Oct 2020
Financial grant
In force
On 11 October 2020, Malaysia announced its second Budget 2020. Under this budget, Malaysia would provide a Smart Automation Matching Grant of RM 550 million (USD 132.9 million) to 2000 manufacturin...
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Updated: 11 Oct 2020
Financial grant
In force
On 11 October 2020, through the announcement of the 2nd Budget 2020, Malaysia provided RM 500 million (USD 120.8 million) for SMEs to upgrade their systems for the following services:
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Implementation date
11 Oct 2020
Revocation date:
11 Oct 2025
Updated: 11 Oct 2020
FDI: Financial incentive
On 11 October 2020, Malaysia provided RM 1 billion (USD 241.6 million) of customised packaged incentives for foreign investors from Fortune 500 and global unicorn companies in high technologies, ma...
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Implementation date
11 Oct 2020
Revocation date:
11 Oct 2021
Updated: 11 Oct 2020
FDI: Entry and ownership rule
On 11 October 2020, Malaysia announced its second 2020 Budget under the Pakatan government. Under this Bill, Malaysia lowered the threshold of property ownership by foreigners from RM 1 million (US...
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