 Business in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Syllabus of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur
- Introduction to Malaysia (Southeast Asia)
- Malaysian Political System
- Ethnic Groups.
- Bahasa Malayu
- Government policies
- Malaysian Economy
- Infrastructure in Malaysia
- Key sectors in Malaysia:
- Metal
- Electrical and electronics
- Engineering
- Food industry
- Machinery and equipment
- Medical devices
- Petrochemical and polymer
- Pharmaceuticals
- Rubber
- Malaysian Textiles
- Wood
- Doing Business in Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysian International Trade (Import, Export)
- Business Environment
- Case Study:
- Tan Sri Mokhtar
- Telekom Malaysia Berhad
- PADINI
- Access to the Malaysian Market
- Business Plan for Malaysia
Economic Corridors related to Malaysia - Nanning-Singapore Economic Corridor
- Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Zone
- Access to the
East-West Economic Corridor (Myanmar-Thailand-Laos-Vietnam)
Malaysian Market Access and Free Trade Agreements.
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- ASEAN Free-Trade Area
- ASEAN Economic Community
- East ASEAN Growth Area
- Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)
- Cambodia has Free Trade Agreements (as a member of the ASEAN) with
China,
India,
European Union,
Japan,
Korea,
Russia, and the
United States,
Australia-New Zealand
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- Indian-Ocean Rim Association (IORA)
- Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP)
- Trade Preferential System among the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (TPS-OIC)
- EU-Malaysia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (negotiation)
- Malaysia has Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with Japan, Pakistan, New Zealand,
and Jordan
The objectives of the Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Malaysia” are the following:
- To analyse the Malaysian Economy and Foreign Trade (Import, Export, FDI)
- To know the business opportunities in Malaysia
- To explore the Malaysian trade relations with the country of the student
- To know the Malaysian Free Trade Agreements
- To examine the profile of Malaysian Companies
- To develop a business plan for the Malaysian Market
Sample of the Subject - Doing Business in Malaysia:

Description of the Subject: Doing Business in Malaysia.
Malaysia.
- 50% of the population of Malaysia are Malays. 22% are Chinese
- The Malays originated from the Malayo-Polynesian Ethnic Group.
- The official language in Malaysia is Bahasa Malayu.
- English is recognised
- Malaysian Population: 30.8 million people
- Malaysian Area: 329,847 square kilometres
- Malaysian Capital: Kuala Lumpur
- Administrative capital of Malaysia: Putrajaya
- Borders of Malaysia: Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, and Brunei Darussalam
- Type of Government: Federal Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- Yang di-Pertuan of Malaysia: Agong Abdul Halim
- Malaysian independence: 1957 (the United Kingdom)

Main religion in Malaysia: Sunni Islam (18 million, 63% of the population).
- Islam is the official religion of Malaysia
- Unifying factors among Malays is Islam
- In Malaysia, nearly all Malays are Muslims
- Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence):
Shafi
- Other religions: Buddhism (20%), Christianity (9%), Hinduism (6%), Confucianism, and Taoism
Malaysia belongs to the Islamic Civilisation.
Kuala Lumpur, and its surrounding urban areas, form the most industrialised region in Malaysia.
- The Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million people
- Kuala Lumpur is poised to become the Global Islamic Financing hub with an
increasing the number of financial institutions providing Islamic Financing

Malaysian Economy.
From a nation dependent on agriculture and primary commodities in the 60´s, Malaysia has become an export-driven economy speed up by high-technology, knowledge-based and capital-intensive industries.
- The Malaysian Government policies that sustain a business environment with opportunities for growth and profits have made Malaysia an attractive manufacturing and international trade base in the region
- The private sector in Malaysia has become partners with the public sector in achieving development objectives
- The Malaysian Industrial Development Authority is the first point of contact for the foreign investors who intend to set up projects in manufacturing and services sectors in Malaysia
- Malaysia offers the world it's Multimedia Super-corridor which brings
together a legislative framework and a next-generation of telecommunications
infrastructure in eco-friendly surroundings to create the best environment for multimedia industries
development
- Malaysian currency: The Ringgit (RM) (MYR)
Telekom Malaysia Berhad is the leading integrated information and communications group
in Malaysia, offers an exhaustive range of communication services and solutions (broadband, data, and fixed-line). As a market leader in broadband and fixed-line companies, Telekom Malaysia Berhad is driven to deliver value to its stakeholders in a highly competitive environment.
Padini began as a back-end operation in the apparel industry,
manufacturing, international trade, and supplying garments in Malaysia for
retailers and distributors. It has entered the new millennium as a major force in Malaysia's multibillion textile and garment industry, a brand leader
implicated in distribution and retail of its fashion
brands through 190 freestanding stores, franchise, and consignment counters.
Port Klang is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, 40 kilometres from the capital Kuala Lumpur. Its proximity to the greater Klang Valley - The commercial and industrial
hub of Malaysia as well as Malaysia's most populous region guarantees that the port plays a
key position in the economic development of Malaysia



Malaysia is a member of:
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- Islamic Development Bank
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- United Nations (UN)
- World Bank
(WB)
- World Trade Organisation (WTO)
- International Monetary Fund
(IMF)
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