Islamic Extremism Perceptions Test Malaysian Investment Advocate
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Overcoming foreign investor misconceptions that Malaysia harbors Islamic extremists and lacks infrastructure is Zainal Amanshah’s biggest challenge.
The chief executive of InvestKL, a state agency created to lure foreign investment, laments the lack of knowledge about the country. When he meets global site selection or tax executives from multinationals, they tell him they’ve been to Singapore and Hong Kong, with few having visited Kuala Lumpur.