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By Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The ASEAN Economic Ministers – United States Trade Representative (AEM-USTR) Consultation meeting expressed support for continued collaboration between the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) and ASEAN, particularly in strengthening digital economic engagement.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (KUSKOP) hopes that Budget 2026 will continue supporting the development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and cooperatives, with a particular focus on scaling up MSMEs.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- ASEAN is shaping a trade and investment ecosystem that is open, resilient, and future-ready, said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- The United States (US) sees significant opportunities to align its interests with ASEAN in promoting reciprocity and balance in the global trading system, said US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Northern Trust has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) to develop digital and fintech talent and strengthen academic-industry collaboration.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Trade between ASEAN and its Plus Three partners -- China, Japan and South Korea -- has reached US$1.2 trillion in 2024, accounting for 31.7 per cent of ASEAN’s total trade, said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB) expects about RM86 billion to RM89 billion to be allocated for development expenditure in Budget 2026, aligned with the 13th Malaysia Plan’s (13MP) total allocation of RM430 billion for 2026–2030.
By Anas Abu Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- A remedy to the changing geopolitical and global trade winds is to deepen trade relations with new economies while exploring collaboration with new trading blocs.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid & Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said today that key trade deals such as the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) and other upgraded agreements to be sealed next month at the ASEAN Summit are set to help boost intra-regional trade.
By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- The ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) has called for sustainability reporting to be simplified to make it more accessible and less burdensome, especially for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- ASEAN is all set to roll out its priority economic deliverables (PEDs) under Malaysia’s chairmanship, with the 57th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) meeting this week pushing trade upgrades, drawing up a US$2 trillion digital economy framework and forging new regional pacts on competition, energy and technology.
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- The implementation of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) emphasises reducing the development gap between states through a more balanced distribution of development expenditure (DE).
