Finance Minister II Amir Hamzah projects continued economic growth in 2026, driven by strong FDI inflows and a resilient domestic economy.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy is expected to continue growing in 2026, driven by foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows as well as a robust domestic economy, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan (pic).
He said the country’s economic performance this year will also be driven by government efforts to improve the remuneration system for civil servants.
“The nation’s economy received a positive response last year, and the amount of FDI flowing into the country was also encouraging,” the minister told Bernama after attending the opening ceremony of the First Meeting of the Fifth Session of the 15th Parliament for the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara here today.
Earlier, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, in his royal address, congratulated the government on Malaysia’s success as ASEAN Chair last year and in hosting the 47th ASEAN Summit.
His Majesty also expressed congratulations on the positive economic growth last year, as well as the low unemployment rate and hardcore poverty rate down at 0.09 per cent.
On Friday last week, the Department of Statistics Malaysia reported that Malaysia’s economy is estimated to have grown by 4.9 per cent for the whole of 2025, close to the 5.1 per cent growth recorded in 2024.
Amir Hamzah said Malaysia achieved success in being ASEAN host last year and managing to attract delegates to come to Malaysia, including from major countries that had previously not been active in the region.
“This shows that Malaysia has been recognised by other countries, and they have also expressed their desire to have better interactions with Malaysia,” he added.
The First Meeting of the Fifth Session of the 15th Parliament began today, with the main focus being the royal address by Sultan Ibrahim during the opening ceremony for both the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara.
According to the calendar on Parliament’s official website, the Dewan Rakyat sitting, which will last 20 days, will see the tabling of the motion of thanks as well as the debate on the royal address over seven days of sitting beginning on Jan 20.
The Dewan Negara sitting will take place over 13 days starting Feb 23.
