UN figures cast doubt on ‘FDI surge’
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Laporan dari United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) telah melahirkan kecurigaan terhadap jumlah Foreign Direct Investment ke Malaysia 2006


Dalam kenyataan UNSTAD, FDI Malaysia adalah pada US$ 3.9 billion atau hampir RM 13.8 billion,iaitu kurang 1.6 peratus dari catatan tahun 2005.


Ini bercanggah dengan kenyataan Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Perindustrian. Rafidah memaklumkan bahawa FDI yang diluluskan dalam sektor pembuatan adalah RM 20.2 billion dan peningkatan 1.13 peratus dari tahun 2005.


Berikut adalah komen Lim Kit Siang yang dipetik dari www.malaysiakini.com 

Commenting on the latest development, Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang said the prime minister should explain the RM6.4 billion difference between government data and the preliminary estimates by Unctad.

In a statement today, Lim cautioned that the difference would increase to RM9.85 billion if two qualifications to the government’s figures were taken into consideration.

“Firstly, the figures are for approved FDI figures for the year, which are very different from actual FDI inflows. For instance, for 2005, approved FDIs in manufacturing was RM17.9 billion, but actual FDI inflow into the country was (approximately) RM15.1 billion - a short fall of RM2.8 billion.

“Secondly, the FDIs in manufacturing represents only 75 percent of total FDIs, which will bring the difference between FDIs for manufacturing as approved and actual inflows for 2005 to RM6.6 billion,” said Lim.

If 75 percent of Unctad’s figures were for the manufacturing sector, then the difference between the government’s latest figures and the former would stand at RM9.85 billion, said Lim.

“A full and proper explanation for these different set of FDI figures should be given to the people in keeping with the government’s pledge of accountability, transparency and good governance,” added Lim.