Khazanah backs Budget 2027, pledges support for semiconductor growth and energy transition

Khazanah Nasional Berhad supports the Malaysia MADANI Budget 2027, highlighting its focus on strategic sectors to enhance economic complexity and create higher-value opportunities.

The budget aims for quality growth with initiatives aiding diverse groups like workers and MSMEs, and emphasises raising the living wage for GLIC and GLC employees.

Khazanah commits to projects in heritage conservation, semiconductor ecosystem strengthening, Bumiputera business support, and energy transition, aligning with national development goals.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — Khazanah Nasional Berhad today welcomed the Malaysia Madani Budget 2027, describing it as a people-centric blueprint that strengthens the country’s long-term competitiveness while addressing immediate concerns over the cost of living and wages.

In a statement following the tabling of the budget by Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Khazanah managing director Datuk Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir said the spending plan arrived at a critical juncture as Malaysia navigates geopolitical uncertainty, supply chain disruptions and elevated fuel prices linked to the ongoing conflict in West Asia.

He said Budget 2027, themed “Malaysia MADANI: Menggapai di Langit, Mengakar di Bumi” , balances economic growth with inclusivity by focusing on strategic sectors such as semiconductors, energy transition, infrastructure, enterprise development and talent development.

According to Amirul Feisal, these priorities are essential for strengthening Malaysia’s industrial base, increasing economic complexity and creating higher-value opportunities for businesses and workers.

“Importantly, the Budget places emphasis not only on growth, but on quality growth,” he said.

Khazanah also welcomed measures aimed at ensuring broader participation in national development, including initiatives benefiting workers, youth, entrepreneurs, Bumiputera companies, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and communities facing economic and climate-related challenges.

The sovereign wealth fund said it fully supports the government’s move to raise the living wage benchmark for employees of government-linked investment companies (GLICs) and government-linked companies (GLCs) to RM3,400 per month, in line with efforts to increase labour’s share of gross domestic product (GDP).

On heritage conservation, Amirul Feisal said Khazanah would continue restoration work under its Dana Warisan investments through the broader Warisan KL initiative, including ongoing projects at the Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad Complex and Carcosa.

Khazanah also announced a collaboration with the Penang and Selangor state governments to strengthen Malaysia’s semiconductor and advanced manufacturing ecosystem.

Under the initiative, Penang, Selangor and Khazanah will each contribute RM50 million to a Strategic Investment Fund, bringing the fund’s initial size to RM150 million.

The fund is aimed at supporting the growth of high-potential Malaysian companies, while complementing Budget 2027’s emphasis on vendor development, innovation and market expansion.

In support of Bumiputera business growth, Khazanah said Dana Ciptawan will be expanded to RM250 million in collaboration with Teraju to assist Bumiputera and Malaysian mid-tier companies.

The fund also welcomed government ambitions in energy transition and climate resilience, citing Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s investment in the national electricity grid and UEM Lestra’s RM1 billion renewable energy investment as key enablers of Malaysia’s energy security, affordability and sustainability agenda.

Amirul Feisal said Khazanah remains committed to supporting national development through initiatives such as Dana Impak, Jelawang Capital, Dana Ciptawan, Dana Warisan, K-Youth, Bakat Madani and Yayasan Hasanah.

He said the organisation would continue working with other GLICs under the Ministry of Finance’s GEAR-uP programme to mobilise capital through disciplined investments, catalytic partnerships and impact-driven programmes that contribute to Malaysia’s long-term competitiveness.

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国库控股支持马来西亚2027年MADANI预算案，强调其重点关注战略领域，以增强经济复杂性并创造更高价值的机会。

该预算旨在通过各项举措帮助工人、中小微企业等不同群体，实现高质量增长，并强调提高政府控股公司 (GLIC) 和政府关联公司 (GLC) 员工的生活工资。

国库控股致力于遗产保护、半导体生态系统强化、土著企业扶持和能源转型等项目，以配合国家发展目标。

吉隆坡，10 月 10 日讯——国库控股公司今天对《2027 年马来西亚财政预算案》表示欢迎，称其为以人为本的蓝图，旨在增强国家的长期竞争力，同时解决生活成本和工资方面的燃眉之急。

在首相兼财政部长拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣提交预算案后，国库控股董事总经理拿督阿米鲁·费萨尔·万·扎希尔发表声明称，这项支出计划出台的时机非常关键，因为马来西亚正面临地缘政治不确定性、供应链中断以及与西亚持续冲突相关的高油价。

他表示，以“Malaysia MADANI: Menggapai di Langit, Mengakar di Bumi”（马来西亚，意为“真正的马来西亚：在天堂里生活，在地球上努力”）为主题的2027年财政预算案，通过重点关注半导体、能源转型、基础设施、企业发展和人才发展等战略领域，实现了经济增长与包容性的平衡。

阿米鲁·费萨尔认为，这些优先事项对于加强马来西亚的工业基础、提高经济复杂性以及为企业和工人创造更高价值的机会至关重要。

“重要的是，预算不仅强调增长，而且强调高质量增长，”他说。

国库控股也对旨在确保更广泛参与国家发展的措施表示欢迎，包括惠及工人、青年、企业家、土著公司、微型、小型和中型企业 (MSME) 以及面临经济和气候相关挑战的社区的举措。

该主权财富基金表示，它完全支持政府将政府关联投资公司（GLIC）和政府关联公司（GLC）员工的最低生活工资标准提高到每月3400令吉的举措，这符合提高劳动在国内生产总值（GDP）中所占份额的努力。

在遗产保护方面，阿米鲁·费萨尔表示，国库控股将通过更广泛的民兴党吉隆坡计划，继续在民兴党投资下进行修复工作，包括正在进行的班古南苏丹阿都沙末综合大楼和卡尔科萨项目。

国库控股还宣布与槟城州和雪兰莪州政府合作，以加强马来西亚的半导体和先进制造业生态系统。

根据这项计划，槟城、雪兰莪和国库控股将各自出资 5000 万令吉设立战略投资基金，使该基金的初始规模达到 1.5 亿令吉。

该基金旨在支持马来西亚高潜力企业的发展，同时配合 2027 年财政预算案对供应商发展、创新和市场扩张的重视。

为支持土著企业发展，国库控股表示，将与 Teraju 合作，把 Dana Ciptawan 的规模扩大到 2.5 亿令吉，以帮助土著和马来西亚的中型企业。

该基金还对政府在能源转型和气候适应方面的雄心壮志表示欢迎，并指出马来西亚国家能源公司对国家电网的投资以及UEM Lestra对可再生能源的10亿令吉投资是马来西亚实现能源安全、可负担性和可持续性议程的关键推动因素。

阿米鲁·费萨尔表示，国库控股仍然致力于通过 Dana Impak、Jelawang Capital、Dana Ciptawan、Dana Warisan、K-Youth、Bakat Madani 和 Yayasan Hasanah 等举措支持国家发展。

他表示，该机构将继续与财政部“GEAR-uP”计划下的其他政府投资公司合作，通过有纪律的投资、催化性的伙伴关系和以影响力为导向的项目来调动资金，从而为马来西亚的长期竞争力做出贡献。

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