On January 17, 2025, AMCHAM kicked off its Navigating Malaysia’s 2025 program with the Malaysia Economic Outlook, delivering fresh perspectives and actionable strategies for navigating Malaysia’s evolving economic and trade landscape. The program featured presentations by Kit Wei Zheng, Citi’s Head of ASEAN Economics and Chief Economist for Malaysia and Singapore, and Rohit Garg, Citi’s Head of EM Asia Strategy.

On January 23, 2025, AMCHAM hosted the second session of its Navigating Malaysia’s 2025 program, focusing on ASEAN’s trade dynamics and Malaysia’s leadership as ASEAN Chair. This session, Tan Sri Dr Rebecca Fatima, former Executive Director at the APEC Secretariat Singapore, delved into the challenges and opportunities shaping trade across the region and the pathways for advancing economic growth.

PepsiCo has announced the launch of the third edition of its Greenhouse Accelerator Program (GHAC), a pilot-based, mentorship-focused initiative aimed at developing and scaling innovative sustainability startups within APAC.

The five-month program supports finalists with a non-dilutive grant of $20,000 USD to use towards three key focus areas: circular economy, climate action, sustainable agriculture .

JLL (Malaysia) announced the relocation of its office to Menara IQ, Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) - Kuala Lumpur's newest and most prestigious financial hub, in conjunction with its grand opening. The grand opening of the new office marks a significant milestone in JLL's commitment of seeing a brighter way through human experience, sustainability, innovation, and client service excellence.

HP Inc. Malaysia has launched HP Malaysia Manufacturing (HPMM) transformation centre in Batu Kawan, Penang to drive Industry 4.0 and foster sustainable manufacturing practices.

HP Malaysia Managing Director Alex Tan said the 4,639-square-foot facility embodies the company's vision for the future of advanced manufacturing, powered by fourth industrial revolution technologies such as robotics, automation to predictive analytics.

The Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 introduced, among others, a beneficial ownership reporting framework¹ to the Companies Act 2016 (“CA 2016”) which is applicable to locally incorporated as well as foreign companies² seeking registration or are registered under the CA 2016. The amendments pertaining to the beneficial ownership reporting framework came into operation on 1 April 2024.

In today’s business landscape, it is no longer possible to ignore the role Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) principles play in businesses. To stay relevant and ensure compliance with applicable laws, business leaders and decision-makers must understand the laws and regulations pertaining to ESG practices.

Azmi & Associates released a number of articles from 23 to 28 January, 2025. Click on the links below to read the article(s).