He said he will be meeting with Musk, who is Tesla CEO, next week, Bernama reported.

“Elon Musk has asked to consult with me next week to discuss a possible increase in investment into Malaysia. All this has come about due to good governance and economic management,” the prime minister was quoted as saying.

With greater interest and confidence among investors, Malaysia will be able to achieve rapid economic growth, he said.

Anwar said his administration had succeeded in procuring investments from China, Japan and Saudi Arabia recently.

“Last week I met with Japanese investors who want to increase and expand their investments.

“A few months ago I went to China, which resulted in the largest Chinese investment ever into Malaysia,” he said during a speech to Negeri Sembilan civil servants in Seremban.

Anwar also revealed that Saudi petroleum firm Aramco had previously expressed its commitment to increasing its investment in Johor.

“This is important.  If there is no investment, unemployment will increase, the economy will not grow, restaurants, hotels and other businesses will also be affected,” he said.

Also present were Negeri Sembilan menteri besar Aminuddin Harun, transport minister Loke Siew Fook, Chief Secretary to the Government Zuki Ali and public services department director-general Zulkapli Mohamed.