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(…) Price and supply controls over essential goods and services were reinforced, while sugar price subsidies were abolished and those on petrol were reduced. (…)

The Malaysian economy remains one of the most highly subsidized in the region and the world. In 2013, almost RM 47 billion were allocated for various types of subsidies, incentives, and assistance, including subsidies for petroleum products (53% of the amount), food, health, agriculture and fisheries, utilities, tolls, as well as welfare and education. (…)

Malaysia's 2006 National Automotive Policy (NAP), which was reviewed in 2009, aims at inter alia: (…) NAP 2013 was also aimed at turning Malaysia into a hub for energy efficient vehicle (EEV) production through strategic FDI and DDI, in line with the aspiration of becoming a regional leader in the green automotive industry. NAP was launched in January 2014.

(…) In 2012, the Government commenced implementation of partial or complete lifting of foreign equity restrictions in 17 services subsectors under six sectors (professional services; communications services; distribution services; educational services; environmental services; and health related and social services), and formalized the market-access status quo in accountancy services where full foreign equity participation was already permitted (Box 4.1). (…)

(…) The Government has continued to autonomously liberalize foreign equity restrictions in a swathe of services sectors; in 2012 it commenced implementation of partial or complete lifting of foreign equity restrictions in 17 services subsectors, under 6 sectors: professional services; communications services; distribution services; educational services; environmental services; and health-related and social services. (…)

(…) The Government has continued to autonomously liberalize foreign equity restrictions in a swathe of services sectors; in 2012, it commenced implementation of partial or complete lifting of foreign equity restrictions in 17 services subsectors, under 6 sectors: professional services; communications services; distribution services; educational services; environmental services; and health related and social services. (…)

(…) In 2012, the Government also commissioned a study on domestic regulations for the services sector, covering healthcare travel, private higher education, technical and vocational education and training, and environmental services. (…)

The Capital Market Master Plan 2 (CMP2) was formulated with the theme of "Growth with Governance", and focuses on expanding the role of the capital market to invigorate national economic growth while addressing concerns about the efficacy of markets in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. (…) Prominence is given to social and environmental issues, so that investment can be harnessed through the capital market to connect communities and businesses that deliver sustainable value creation.

In promoting free trade and business incentives, the government has established five economic growth corridors to further develop Malaysia's strategic investments regions. Malaysia's five corridors had their very own clear and concise visions, focus and own authority to oversee the developments in their specified region. The five economic regions are:
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v. Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE).

(…) The country is moving from resource-based economy to high technology, knowledge-based and capital-intensive industries such as medical devices and green technologies.(…)