Greetings for 2011! In this first edition for the year, we feature Peru in Latin America and Azerbaijan in Western Europe. Both these countries have shown us great potential for business linkages. We thank their respective Embassies in Kuala Lumpur for sharing their business information with our members. We encourage members to contact them directly for specific enquiries and business assistance.

YBhg Dato’ J. Jegathesan, one of MASSA’s Executive Committee members, shares with us his views and knowledge on “Attracting Foreign Investments”. His message will be useful to our members, given his many years of experience in promoting investments into Malaysia (since 1967) as he was one of the key staff members of Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) and subsequently helping developing countries set up their Investment Promotion Agencies and formulate policies to attract investments to spur economic development. We present the 1st installment of YBhg Dato’ J. Jegathesan’s insightful article in this edition. The 2nd installment will appear in the next edition of this newsletter.

We welcome our partnership with Cyberview Sdn Bhd to bring you news on emerging “Green Initiatives”. This inaugural article features their “iGREET” series (Information on Green Technology) of talks held once a month in Cyberjaya – Malaysia’s leading cybercity and MSC Malaysia hub. We encourage our members to join these talk sessions to learn more about the upcoming emerging green technologies that will be introduced into our marketplace.

MASSA may not proceed with its proposed business mission to Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela as response has not been encouraging. Nevertheless, members who wish to explore the potential of their products may contact our secretariat for referrals.

We hope to meet members at the forthcoming Langkawi International Dialogue and the Showcase Malaysia event in Dhaka, Bangladesh, both scheduled for June 2011.

Fatimah Sulaiman
Editor

Forthcoming Events

1. MASSA Business Mission to Colombia, Ecuador & Venezuela in 2011 (to be advised)
2. Showcase Malaysia 2011 at Dhaka, Bangladesh from 10 – 12 June 2011
3. Malaysia Africa Business Forum – Exploring New Dimensions at Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC), Putrajaya, 18 June 2011 (This event is held concurrently with Langkawi International Dialogue (LID) 2011 at PICC, Putrajaya from 18 – 21 June 2011)
4. Vietnam Business Summit – Conference on Investment in Vietnam at Khanh Tiet Room, National Conference Centre, Hanoi, Vietnam, 3 May 2011
5. MASSA Business Mission to Myanmar, October/November 2011