EUROCHAM Malaysia Attends the Launch of OECD's 2024 Economic Surveys: Malaysia

EUROCHAM Malaysia attended the OECD’s 2024 Economic Surveys: Malaysia, this week officiated by YB Tuan Rafizi Ramli, Minister of Economy, Malaysia. The event featured key insights and a detailed presentation by Dr. Luiz de Mello, Director of the Country Studies Branch, Economics Department at OECD - OCDE.

Key highlights from the survey include:

• A shared commitment to increasing Malaysian spending power and reducing poverty.
• Strategies to improve transparency and ease of doing business, aimed at attracting more Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs).
• Focus on upskilling the workforce to enhance productivity and reduce inequalities.

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Strengthening Ties: EUROCHAM Malaysia Meets with MIDA CEO to Enhance EU-Malaysia Collaboration

EUROCHAM Malaysia met with YBhg. Datuk Sikh Shamsul Ibrahim Sikh Abdul Majid, CEO of MIDA, to introduce our CEO, Mr. Steven Rouche, and explore key areas for collaboration.

Highlights from our discussion include:

📈 Investment Collaboration: Strengthening partnerships to drive EU investments in technology, healthcare, and sustainability.

🪫E&E: Capitalising on Malaysia's booming semiconductor sector, bolstered by its strategic location and skilled workforce.

💊Healthcare: Sharing EU best practices in pharma and regulatory alignment to enhance innovation in Malaysia.

♻️Sustainability: Supporting Malaysian exporters with EUDR/CBAM compliance for seamless trade with the EU.

📲Digitalisation: Integrating AI and data analytics into Malaysian supply chains for greater global competitiveness.

Co-Hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Viet Nam and the European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, we INVITE you to join the Europe-ASEAN Innovation Event 2024. This hybrid event will be also located in Hanoi, Vietnam on 2 October 2024, from 13:30 – 18:00 local time (08:30 – 13:00 CEST).

The Innovation Event, organised under the Southeast Asia-Europe Joint Funding Scheme (JFS) in the framework of the Global Service Facility, a project funded by the European Commission, aims at fostering international cooperation in research and innovation between Europe and ASEAN. Its primary goals are to encourage co-design and co-creation of solutions to address global challenges, accelerate the green transition, and form partnerships between innovators and researchers from both Regions. The core of the day features pitch sessions, showcasing a total of 20 start-ups (10 from Europe and 10 from ASEAN) allowing to learn from each other’s innovation ecosystem, with two key themes:

1. Circular Economy
   • Wastewater treatment and reuse (industrial and municipal)
   • Waste collection and management
2. Clean Energy
   • Advanced energy storage solutions
   • Smart metering and energy efficiency