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KOTA ISKANDAR – Malaysia did not offer anything special to draw billionaire Elon Musk to make a quick decision to invest in the country, said Mr Anwar Ibrahim.
The Prime Minister said many nations are trying to entice Mr Musk to invest in their countries.
Mr Anwar said: “I was asked this by the chief editor of an international magazine who wanted to know what we offered to entice Musk to make a quick decision to invest in Malaysia.
“Actually, all our policies are already existing. Maybe now through this unity government, we can offer four years of political stability, economic clarity and our Madani economic policies.”
There is also the ease of doing business, he said at a 2024 Budget Roadshow on Friday.
During a meeting with Mr Anwar in July, Mr Musk who is also Tesla chief executive, expressed interest in setting up a Tesla office as well as service centres in Malaysia.
Mr Anwar had earlier said that Mr Musk’s decision to invest in Malaysia was due to political stability, and emphasised its importance when it came to ensuring investor confidence.
He said: “Everyone is persuading him (Musk) to come, with a former minister also going to his office and asking him to come.”
“Was there any response? No. With the current unity government, however, there is political stability,” he added.
He also said at a Federal Land Development Authority event in July that if he is given a Tesla by Mr Musk, he will register the vehicle as government property.
Mr Anwar said he had rejected offers of luxury items from people, including a foreign leader, who wanted to give him a new car after seeing his made-in-Malaysia Proton.
“I have been offered expensive watches and cars, even by a foreign leader, whom I cannot name,” he said.
“I said I cannot receive them. Even if they send the goods, I will register them under the Malaysian government… This is the true spirit of Malaysia Madani and not swindling from the country.” THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
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