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By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- ASEAN has put forward a balanced package of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) in good faith, underscoring its determination to work with India despite various challenges and criticisms, said Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
By Ahmad Erwan Othman
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- ASEAN’s economic partnership with Hong Kong continues to strengthen, with total two-way trade reaching US$132.5 billion in 2024, placing them among the region’s top seven trading partners, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
By Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- ASEAN must remain united in upholding its principle of centrality to ensure that economic engagement with major powers does not undermine the grouping’s cohesion, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia plays a pivotal role in advancing the ASEAN-India economic track and will be central in shaping a resilient, connected and sustainable partnership for the next decade, said Jitin Prasada.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia remains committed to making the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) a reality, ensuring its implementation delivers tangible benefits for people and businesses.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- The development of Malaysia’s first satellite launch pad will be privately driven, with the government acting as the regulator, said Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) Chang Lih Kang.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Ongoing negotiations for the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA), set to be finalised by next year, are expected to strengthen business and investment relations, supporting both sides’ goals of economic growth and trade diversification.
By Nor Baizura Basri and Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The proposal to have a dedicated secretariat for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) highlights the importance of what is the world’s largest free trade area by gross domestic product.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The European Union (EU) views ASEAN as the best economic opportunity, driven by strong business confidence and growing economic potential, said the European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency, Maros Sefcovic.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is keen to learn from the European Union’s (EU) experience in establishing a connected energy grid as ASEAN intensifies efforts to realise the ASEAN Power Grid (APG), said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 -- The 30th AEM-Closer Economic Relations (CER) Consultation has urged the remaining countries involved in the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) to ratify the upgraded agreement quickly.
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.
