Book chapter
Outward FDI from Southeast Asia: The Malaysian Experience
New Dimensions of Economic Globalization, pp.251-284
World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
2012
Abstract
This paper analyses the trends, patterns and determinants of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) by Malaysian companies. It shows that Malaysian OFDI ha d taken a quantum leap since 19 93 and the number of Malaysian TNCs investing abroad since the 1990s has increased significantly. The OFDI is focused mainly in services ( finance , banking, insurance and tourism) and natural resources (oil and gas) with manufacturing a distant third. This also includes the emergence of off shore financial centres and developed countries as the most important host region for trans - border activity although investment s in developing countries especially within ASEAN have shown tremendous growth. The key drivers of OFDI have been to increase efficiency, to access resources and to access markets.
Details
- Title
- Outward FDI from Southeast Asia: The Malaysian Experience
- Authors/Creators
- M. Ariff (Author/Creator)G.P. Lopez (Author/Creator)
- Contributors
- R.S. Rajan (Editor)R. Kumar (Editor)N. Virgill (Editor)
- Publication Details
- New Dimensions of Economic Globalization, pp.251-284
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.; Singapore
- Identifiers
- 991005545360007891
- Copyright
- © 2008 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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