The Malaysian economy has a nearly perfect symbiotic growth partner in Hong Leong Group Malaysia. Founded in 1963 by executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng, today Hong Leong is an umbrella for about 25 listed companies in diversified industries. The investment conglomerate operates in banking (Hong Leong Bank), building materials production, furniture manufacturing (Hume Furniture Industries), motorcycle manufacturing for Yamaha (Hong Leong Yamaha Motor), newsprint production (Malaysian Newsprint Industries), real estate (GuocoLand), hotel operations (Guoman Hotels), and semiconductor assembly and testing (Hong Leong Industries, Hume Industries, and Malaysian Pacific Industries).