Kuala Lumpur:Fourteen official visits and trade and investment missions led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani have resulted in potential investments of RM59.5 billion. These missions, conducted through Malaysia's trade and investment agencies, spanned from 2025 to September 2026.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) reported that the missions were executed through the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE). Of the total potential investments, RM14.2 billion have been approved, while RM45.3 billion are still under negotiation and being actively pursued.

MITI elaborated that the realisation of investments depends on project scale, complexity, and prevailing economic conditions, typically requiring 18 to 24 months to materialise. MIDA is committed to continuous follow-up, monitoring, and facilitation to ensure that these opportunities result in actual project implementation.

On the trade side, MITI highlighted that official visits to countries such as Kenya, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Türkiye, Japan, Italy, France, South Korea, China, Thailand, India, and Russia have generated RM6.77 billion in exports through high-level engagements. Furthermore, MATRADE is expanding export promotion efforts into new markets in Central Asia, Africa, and Latin America. From January to September 2026, these regions experienced a 23.06 percent rise in exports, totaling RM69.84 billion.

MITI noted significant export growth in markets such as Namibia, up by 426.1 percent, Angola by 55.6 percent, Brazil by 41.0 percent, Tanzania by 35.9 percent, Ethiopia by 28.5 percent, and Kenya by 11.6 percent.