Just SOME positive news for Malaysia
Malaysia is now 23rd MOST competitive country in the world (best ranking since 2020)
“Malaysia has advanced 11 spots in the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Ranking (WCR) 2025 to 23rd among 69 economies, up from 34th placing last year.”
Read here for the full info: article in freemalaysiatoday.com
Comment: This is super important ranking yeah. If an investor is thinking of Asia and looking at ASEAN, they will need some benchmarks in order to make their decision. Most expensive does not mean the least value and the cheapest country does not mean best value. Competitiveness meant they will have a smoother time in setting up, ability to export to the world and they are able to have the right environment which is supported by important value chains too.
RM9.4 Billion Investment and up to 26,500 jobs by 2030
“He added that Google’s strategic investment of RM9.4 billion to set up its first data centre and Google Cloud region in Malaysia, is expected to generate RM15.04 billion in long-term economic impact and create 26,500 jobs by 2030.”
Read here for the full info: article in theedgemalaysia.com
Comment: It’s an investment of RM9.4 billion and it’s a creation of up to 26,500 jobs by 2030. I guess it’s a set of good numbers even if 2030 is still 4.5 years away. When google is here, it meant that all the other peers or even smaller players would know that Malaysia is a good destination for them as well. It’s what was known as the ‘flying geese effect’ for the manufacturing sector a long time ago. When a major company comes, all the vendors and so on will also be coming too.
Inflation lowest in 51 months!
“Malaysia’s inflation rate continued its downward trend in May 2025, registering a significant drop to 1.2 percent. This marks the lowest inflation rate recorded in 51 months, with the Consumer Price Index standing at 134.4 points compared to 132.8 in May of the previous year, as announced by the Department of Statistics Malaysia today.”
Read here for the full info: article in businesstoday.com
Comment: Inflation under control is a good thing. I know everyone is saying why my food price is going up etc but there are a lot of choices yeah. Nasi Lemak can definitely be RM1.50 all the way to as high as you want depending on what you add to the rice and where you eat it for example. If we continue to support businesses who kept increasing their prices because people continue to queue outside, this has nothing to do with inflation yeah. Just pure greed and foolishness. We decide if we like to be either side.
Enjoy your day and be grateful that a lot of the craziness around the world today is contained and we continue to be able to go on with our lives smoothly. With a dash of traffic jam… but then again even this is controllable if we are willing to take the public transport and walk a bit more. It’s healthier too. Sorry, I could not join the public transport as I need to send my children to school. It’s cheaper for me to send versus engaging in transport for two… Plus I feel they are safer in my car too. So, money’s not the main concern here.
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