MIDA in collaboration with the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) and its strategic partner, Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad (MIDF), successfully hosted the National Investment Seminar: Re-Energising Domestic Investment on 13 June 2024 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The seminar served as a transformative platform, especially for SMEs, providing crucial insights on facilitation, incentives, and business matching opportunities in the manufacturing and services sectors.

Over 300 participants attended, including industry leaders, business associations, senior management from various sectors, entrepreneurs, government-linked investment companies (GLICs), banks, private equity firms, venture capitalists, academicians, and government officials.

Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI), YB Liew Chin Tong, emphasised the importance of resilient supply chains in his luncheon address, highlighting the government’s ambitious agenda to grow and modernise industries. Notable attendees included Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Sulaiman Mahbob, Chairman of MIDA; Mr. Jacob Lee, Vice President of FMM; Mr. Fadzlan Abu Bakar, Head of Marketing, Grant and Factoring Management at MIDF; and Dr. Anthony Dass, Executive Director of the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER).