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6. Discussion and Conclusion
In Malaysia, foreign-controlled enterprises concentrated mostly in the
manufacturing and services sectors. Indicators such as economic value, GFCF
and job creation showed an increasing trend for the past five years suggesting
the growing role of foreign affiliates to Malaysia’s economy. Such information
is crucial for stakeholders and policymakers to assess the impact of foreign
controlled enterprises on economy and understand the direction of foreign
trading industries. It also used to monitor the effectiveness of internal market
and the gradual integration of economies within the context of globalisation.
DOSM is taking initiative to enhance the Inward FATS compilation by taking
into consideration the varying degree of capacity to measure the FATS. As a
path forward, DOSM is upgrading Inward FATS by expanding new variables
such as compensation of employees and output to sit the comparison with the
rest of the world.

References
1. Department of Statistics, Malaysia, Statistics on Foreign Affiliates in
Malaysia 2016 (2018), Putrajaya.
2. Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services 2010. United
Nations Publication.
3. Tattawasart, O. (2011). Towards FATS and Beyond: The case of Thailand.
Data Management Department, Bank of Thailand.
4. Statistics New Zealand (2014). New Zealand’s inward foreign affiliate
statistics.
5. Essays, UK. (2013). Analysis Of Foreign Direct Investment In Malaysia
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6. Kornecki, Lucyna. (2013). Performance of Inward and Outward U.S.
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