Hanoi, April 10 -- Malaysia has emerged as Southeast Asia's most attractive investment destination among emerging markets, according to the latest 2026 Global Opportunity Index (GOI) report by the Milken Institute.

The report ranked Malaysia 23rd globally, the highest among developing Southeast Asian economies, underpinned by strong institutional quality and solid economic fundamentals.

Malaysia also impressed with its balanced development across all five GOI assessment criteria, with particularly strong performance in key pillars such as Financial Services (ranked 17th) and Business Perception (18th).

The GOI, an annual ranking assessing 101 variables across five categories - Business Perception, Economic Fundamentals, Financial Servi...