Charting Malaysia’s ​new growth story​

Historically, Malaysia has relied on its abundant natural resources, a strong manufacturing sector, and a rapidly growing services industry to drive economic growth. However, as global industrial reconfiguration gathers pace, we believe the winners of tomorrow won’t be defined by how well they compete within the boundaries of their industry, but by how boldly they transcend industry lines to meet evolving human needs.

This reconfiguration of industries is where we see the next wave of growth. Our new research, Value in Motion, reveals that more than US$7.1 trillion (~RM30 trillion) in global value could be unlocked in 2025 alone as megatrends force global economies to shift from legacy industry models to fluid, interconnected value chains organised around human needs—what we call ‘domains of growth’. More than 40% of that value could be generated in the Asia Pacific region.

For Malaysia, this poses an existential question. Can we shift fast enough to compete in an economy where value is increasingly intangible? Or will we be outpaced by others that turn sustainability and digital intelligence into the next great industrial engines, effectively ushering in a new Intelligence Age?​ ​