MALAYSIA - FDI - Middle Easter buyers increasing in Malaysia, research suggests

PROPERTYWIRE.COM - Economic uncertainty and the availability of Islamic finance is driving Middle Eastern real estate investors to look East to markets such as Malaysia, it is claimed. Middle Eastern investment into Malaysian real estate projects has risen 11.4% in the third quarter of 2011 compared with the same period in 2010, according to figures from IP Global, , a property investment company which specialises in emerging and recovering markets. (source)

FINANCE - FDI - FDI Tipped to Rise 30% This Year on Back of Growing Domestic Demand

Also look for the World Competitiveness Report 2010-2011 of the World Economic Forum WEF  earlier this month

Jakarta. The government expects foreign direct investment to pick up more than expected to Rp 126 trillion ($14 billion) in 2010, up a third since last year.

Total investment is seen at Rp 180 trillion this year, rising to Rp 200 trillion in 2011, Gita Wirjawan, the chief of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), said on Wednesday.