Duplication of efforts among government agencies may discourage investors, say economists.
World Bank country manager Firas Raad said there was “significant duplication” and overlapping roles among the 32 agencies promoting foreign investment, creating a “fragmented landscape” that may drive investors away.“Malaysia would continue to perform below expectations if the current uncoordinated approach continues,” he said.
Putrajaya should also establish clear investment policy goals, as well as “build a more targeted, automated and transparent incentive system”. FMT columnist Rosli Khan said many agencies were set up to better assist investors or business, but had instead made it tougher for the private sector to invest and operate.Economics professor Yeah Kim Leng of Sunway University called for a review of the various regulatory agencies especially if they caused the country’s investment climate to be less attractive than that of neighbouring countries.
Seems like someone is not doing his job at MITI