As a regional grouping, the European Union (EU) remains Malaysia's largest source of

foreign direct investment A foreign direct investment (FDI) is an investment in the form of a controlling ownership in a business in one country by an entity based in another country. It is thus distinguished from a foreign portfolio investment by a notion of direct c ...

with a total investment inflow of $US13.6 billion (A$14.02 billion) last year, mainly in

manufacturing Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to ...

. Negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EU and Malaysia were launched in 2010 and put on hold after seven rounds in 2012 at the request of Malaysia. A stocktaking exercise took place in 2016–17 to assess the prospect to resume negotiations. In the aftermath of the general elections in Malaysia in May 2018, the new government has yet to take a position on the possible resumption of negotiations.

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FTA Malaysia - Free Trade Agreement Malaysia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malaysia-European Union Free Trade Agreement Free trade agreements of Malaysia Treaties of Malaysia Proposed free trade agreements Treaties entered into by the European Union