KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (Bernama) -- ASEAN cross-border Quick Response (QR) payment has surged, reaching 12.9 million transactions in the first half of 2025, said Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (Bernama) -- ASEAN must address the immediate fallout from the rise in tariffs by defining the rules of origin more clearly, closing transhipment loopholes, and developing trade diversion safeguards, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- ASEAN’s neutrality offers a rare, viable platform for trade, technology collaboration and investment with all major economic players, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- ASEAN must rethink its supply chains and strengthen regional economic integration amid an increasingly uncertain global trade environment, said Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation former executive director, Tan Sri Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- NuScale Power Corporation has congratulated its global strategic partner ENTRA1 Energy on being positioned to receive up to US$25 billion in investment capital under the newly signed United States (US)–Japan Framework Agreement. (US$1=RM4.19)
From Nor Baizura Basri
GYEONGJU (South Korea), Oct 29 (Bernama) – As Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim travels to South Korea for the APEC Summit, he can take pride that it was Malaysia that offered a “neutral” venue for the United States (US) and China to reach a framework agreement and avert a trade war between the economic superpowers.
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
SINGAPORE, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Singapore share one of the most dynamic and mutually reinforcing economic relationships in ASEAN, particularly among small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which form the backbone of both economies, said the Singapore Business Federation (SBF).
By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- ASEAN is no longer waiting for the world to change but is actively shaping it with the bloc’s dynamic economies and boundless digital energy for its 680 million people, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The Small and Medium Enterprises Association Malaysia (SAMENTA) has urged ASEAN leaders to deepen intra-ASEAN trade through collaboration rather than competition, noting that trade within the bloc remained around 20 per cent for more than a decade.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Most of the priority economic deliverables (PEDs) under the Malaysian ASEAN chairmanship 2025 are expected to be completed by the end of its tenure, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) – Malaysia can hold its head high as its chairmanship of ASEAN 2025 draws to a close this year for having set in motion initiatives to drive regional integration, engage more with dialogue partners and fortify the grouping’s economic pillar.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will hold discussions with United States (US) Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick regarding sectoral tariffs that will be imposed by the US on specific sectors, such as semiconductors, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
