Bringing together the best of Ireland in Malaysia while opening doors for Business and Professionals across South East Asia and the Middle East
The Irish Chamber of Commerce is an independent membership organisation committed to strengthening the ties between Ireland and Malaysia, an engagement of peoples, whether as Irish Diaspora, Malaysian or Friends of Ireland in Malaysia.
Membership
ICCM welcomes applications for membership from any business or individual with an interest in the Malaysia-Ireland business and professional relationships or as a Malaysian company who can offer our membership value added services.
Membership is available in the following categories: Corporate, Individual, Associate and Student/Alumni. The chamber also offers a corporate partnership called “Cara” . This is a premium partnership enabling a close collaboration with the board and a high profile in Media, Collateral and at relevant events. Through membership with the Irish Chamber we also have a 50% discount membership offer with EUROCHAM Malaysia, of which ICCM is a bilateral member. For further information on membership, please check out here on our website or contact us at membership@iccm.com.my
Our EU and European Partners in Malaysia
EU – We are, as most countries in the EU, very proud of our nation and our culture and yet we are equivalently proud to call ourselves European. Our former Prime Minster Leo Varadker pronounced in his inaugural address to the European Union in 2018, that he was born a European and that status now represents the majority of the people in Ireland. It remains a disappointment that Brexit saw the UK leaving the EU in 2021, but we have moved on and benefited economically as loyal and committed Europeans, proud of our nationhood and our brotherhood in Europe. In fact the latest surveys in November 2024 had Ireland with the highest sense of identity/attachment to the EU with 70% feeling attached and 24% feeling very attached.
EUROCHAM – As this applies to our ICCM mandate and our operations here in Malaysia, we are equally proud of the relationship we have and our commitment as a founder and bilateral member of EUROCHAM, the European Chamber of Commerce in Malaysia. Over the past many years, our members have benefitted greatly from our common approach with EUROCHAM working with them and our bilateral partners in the other chambers of commerce here. We recognise our size and importance as a business entity in Malayia is limited, however as a part of EUROCHAM we have a voice and we have meaningful representation at all levels of government, agency and business. This was most apparent through the Covid Pandemic, when as most around the world, our members were in a place of the unknown, dealing with constant change in government regulation and controls including immigration, border controls, labour management and the basic SOP’s of operating a business here. Thanks to our engagement with EUROCHAM, we had access to informational webinars, the latest updates, we had influence on thinking and decision process of government and we had a place where we could both share our members challenges and be in a position to improve their realities.
Malaysia-European Union Free Trade Agreement (MEUFTA)
And there is more reason than ever to appreciate and leverage our role as EU Members and our Bilateral status with Eurocham Malaysia. The Free Trade Agreement negotiations between the EU and Malaysia have restarted after 13 years. The initial commitments were made in January 2025 on the visit of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to Brussels and formal negotiations began in Brussels in early July. There are 21 chapters defined for the agreement including elements covering Digital and ESG. With the current Geo-Political instability, the US tariffs and the signing of the FTA between Indonesia and the EU, it is clear that there is even greater motivation to complete the Malaysia-European Union Free Trade Agreement (MEUFTA), perhaps even within 18 months and the lifetime of this current Malaysian Parliament. The completion of this agreement will offer many new opportunities for Irish companies to invest and do business in Malaysia.