China, India, US look to Malaysia for business growth — HSBC

HSBC said on 26th May that businesses in China, India and the US are either looking to expand their Malaysian operations, prioritise growth in Malaysia over the next two years or enter into the Malaysian market in the next two years.

汇丰银行5 月 26 日表示，中国、印度和美国的企业要么寻求扩大在马来西亚的业务，要么在未来两年优先考虑在马来西亚的增长，要么在未来两年进入马来西亚市场。

This is amidst the recovery of the economy as the nation emerges from the effects of the third year of the global pandemic, the foreign banking group said in a 26th May statement.

这家外国银行集团在5 月 26的一份声明中表示，这是在经济复苏之际，因为该国正在摆脱全球大流行第三年的影响。

"These are some of the key findings from HSBC's latest business survey, 'HSBC Navigator: SEA in Focus', which surveyed more than 1,500 companies from six of the largest economies in the world (China, India, the US, Germany, France, and the UK) — of which 32% have operations in Malaysia," it noted.

“这些是汇丰银行最新的商业调查‘汇丰领航员：聚焦东南亚’的一些重要发现，该调查对来自全球六个最大经济体（中国、印度、美国、德国、法国、和英国）——其中 32% 在马来西亚开展业务，”它指出。

It also said that foreign companies remain confident with surging ambitions for their businesses in Malaysia.

它还表示，外国公司对在马来西亚开展业务的雄心壮志仍然充满信心。

Compared to other Southeast Asian countries, there is strong Chinese interest in the Malaysian market, HSBC noted.

汇丰指出，与其他东南亚国家相比，中国对马来西亚市场的兴趣浓厚。

"Among the six inbound markets in the study, Chinese companies were almost twice as likely to be planning an expansion of their Malaysian operations — 41% versus an average of 22%.

“在研究中的六个入境市场中，中国公司计划扩大其马来西亚业务的可能性几乎是两倍——41% 对平均 22%。

"This is in line with China and Malaysia's current trade relationship as China remains Malaysia's largest trading partner for 12 consecutive years.

“这符合中国和马来西亚目前的贸易关系，因为中国连续12年保持马来西亚最大的贸易伙伴。

"Additionally, nearly three in 10 (29%) Indian companies and nearly one in four (24%) US companies looked to prioritise growth in Malaysia in the next two years," it stated.

“此外，近十分之三（29％）的印度公司和近四分之一（24％）的美国公司希望在未来两年优先考虑马来西亚的增长，”它说。

HSBC also noted that Malaysia is also poised for foreign investment in the near future as nearly two in 10 (19%) companies surveyed plan to expand here in the next two years — with particular focus from Indian firms (25%) and Chinese firms (22%).

汇丰银行还指出，马来西亚也准备在不久的将来进行外国投资，因为接受调查的公司中有近十分之二（19%）计划在未来两年在这里扩张——尤其是印度公司（25%）和中国公司（ 22%）。

Despite the pandemic, HSBC said bilateral trade between India and Malaysia expanded by 26% in 2021 and overall trade touched US$17 billion.

尽管发生了大流行，汇丰银行表示，印度和马来西亚之间的双边贸易在 2021 年增长了 26%，总贸易额达到 170 亿美元。

"Foreign companies are attracted to Malaysia on account of its optimistic economic outlook, and for the opportunity the Malaysian market provides to develop and test new products and solutions.

“外国公司因其乐观的经济前景以及马来西亚市场提供的开发和测试新产品和解决方案的机会而被吸引到马来西亚。

"A third of the respondents (34% and 33% respectively) pointed to each of these market features as attracting them to expand their Malaysian operations. In particular, Malaysia can expect strong and continued growth in Chinese and US investment. 42% of Chinese companies were especially attracted by the opportunity to test new products in Malaysia while 43% US companies operating in Malaysia pointed to the easier trading afforded by free trade agreements as a particularly attractive feature of the market," it added.

“三分之一的受访者（分别为 34% 和 33%）指出这些市场特征中的每一个都吸引他们扩大在马来西亚的业务。特别是，马来西亚可以期待中国和美国的投资强劲且持续增长。42% 的中国人公司特别被在马来西亚测试新产品的机会所吸引，而在马来西亚经营的 43% 的美国公司指出，自由贸易协定提供的更容易交易是市场的一个特别有吸引力的特征，”它补充说。

On average, HSBC said the respondents cited ease of supply chain (30%), proven economic resilience in response to the pandemic (31%) and the growing digital economy (31%) as compelling reasons for business expansion in Malaysia.

平均而言，汇丰银行表示，受访者将供应链的便利性（30%）、经证实的应对大流行病的经济弹性（31%）和不断增长的数字经济（31%）列为马来西亚业务扩张的令人信服的原因。

Commenting on the survey findings, Andrew Sill, head of CMB, HSBC Malaysia, said: "Malaysia has always been an attractive market to the world's largest economies. The nation's economic resilience, efficient supply chain and booming digital economy are positive signs that international companies look to for opportunities of growth."

马来西亚汇丰 CMB 负责人 Andrew Sill 评论调查结果时说：“马来西亚一直是对世界最大经济体有吸引力的市场。该国的经济弹性、高效的供应链和蓬勃发展的数字经济是国际公司的积极迹象。寻找增长机会。”

HSBC pointed out that the survey also found that nine in 10 (89%) foreign businesses with a foothold in Southeast Asia planned to grow their presence in the region over the next two years while three in five (61%) foreign businesses surveyed expected their organic growth in Southeast Asia to increase by 20% or more over the next 12 months.

汇丰银行指出，调查还发现，十分之九（89%）在东南亚立足的外国企业计划在未来两年内扩大在该地区的业务，而五分之三（61%）的受访外国企业预计他们的东南亚的有机增长将在未来 12 个月内增长 20% 或更多。