KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Global technology titans from the digital global business services industry, which participated in the Digital Investments Week of Malaysia Tech Month 2021 , have continued to express their confidence in Malaysia as an attractive investment hub.
“While active GBS companies account for approximately 20 per cent of total active MSC Malaysia companies, they are the largest contributor to the overall performance of MSC Malaysia, adding up to 50 per cent of investments, 66 per cent of exports, and 61 per cent of jobs created,” it said. Furthermore, 30 per cent of these foreign-owned GBS are part of the Forbes Global 2000 and Fortune500 companies, including HSBC Electronic Data Processing, Dassault Systèmes and Jabil Global Business Services, according to MDECEMBER
“MDEC recently launched the ‘Digital Investments Future5 Strategy’, a five-year plan focusing on five key thrusts aimed at attracting investments and advancing Malaysia’s digital economy in line with the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint ,” it said.