Malaysia secured potential investments totalling MYR 8.13 billion (EUR 1.63 billion) across petrochemical, machinery and equipment, electrical and electronics, services, and oil and gas sectors during Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s three-day official visit to Rome. Anwar also announced potential exports valued at MYR 425 million (EUR 85.47 million) in oleochemicals, renewable energy, biofuel, feedstocks, animal feed additives, and food industries. The visit included meetings with over 100 business leaders and major companies, as well as discussions with Italian Islamic leaders and a gathering with 120 Malaysians based in Italy. Anwar extended an invitation to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to visit Malaysia. Bilateral trade between Malaysia and Italy increased by 2% year-on-year to MYR 14.61 billion (EUR 2.94 billion) in 2024, with trade in the first five months of 2025 up 3.3% year-on-year to MYR 6.5 billion (EUR 1.31 billion). Italy remained Malaysia’s fifth-largest trading partner and the third-largest importer of Malaysian palm oil within the EU in 2024. (ICE KUALA LUMPUR)

Fonte notizia: 7 luglio 2025, Kuala Lumpur