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Malaysia: Imposed new licensing requirements for foreign cloud service providers

Announcement

15 Oct 2021

In October 2021, Malaysia imposed new licensing requirements for foreign cloud service providers.

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Number of interventions

2

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Jan 2022

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 15 Oct 2021
FDI: Entry and ownership rule In force
On 15 October 2021, Malaysia issued the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Advisory Notice (FAQs) on the Cloud Service Regulation, removing the maximum foreign ownership restric...
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Implementation date

01 Jan 2022

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 15 Oct 2021
FDI: Treatment and operations, nes In force
On 15 October 2021, Malaysia issued the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Advisory Notice (FAQs) on the Cloud Service Regulation, imposing new licensing requirements for foreig...
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