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By Syed Iylia Hariz Al-Qadri Syed Izman and Ummu Khalidah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s recently concluded official visits to Italy, France, and Brazil have been described as a strategic move to strengthen Malaysia’s position in the global economic and geopolitical arena.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani and Mikhail Raj Abdullah
KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia stands to gain immensely from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s official visits to Italy, France and Brazil, not only in attracting potential investments, but also in expanding export markets as protectionist tendencies from American tariffs threaten to shutter global trade.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) will be holding a press conference to address the latest reciprocal tariff rate of 25 per cent on Malaysian exports to the United States (US), said Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- Khazanah Nasional Bhd has held a series of productive meetings with the French and Italian sovereign wealth funds to explore cross-border collaboration, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) – YTL Power International Bhd has invested about RM10 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) and AI infrastructure to date and encourages Malaysian companies to invest in AI and leverage the infrastructure.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia wants aircraft supplier companies such as Airbus and Embraer to make the country a hub for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), training and supply chain activities, if the agreements to purchase dozens of aircraft by AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines are realised.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- The United States has imposed a higher tariff of 25 percent on any and all Malaysian products sent into the country, separate from all sectoral tariffs, effective Aug 1, this year.
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 8 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Monday that his official visits to Italy, France and Brazil have successfully met their intended objectives.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is committed to strengthening co-operation in economics, trade and investment with BRICS countries, especially with the great potential of artificial intelligence (AI) which needs to be harnessed for inclusive development.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s engagement with any multilateral platform is focused on trade facilitation and sustainable development, guided by national interest rather than ideological alignment, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).
From Arul Rajoo Durar Raj
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia fully supports a comprehensive reform of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
From Arul Rajoo Durar Raj
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 6 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, held on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit here on Sunday (Monday morning in Malaysia), touched on trade and investment opportunities as well as the proposed establishment of an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus in Malaysia.
