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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- The findings and recommendations of the ASEAN Geoeconomics Task Force (AGTF) will be presented and deliberated collectively during a proposed joint session of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers and ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) prior to the 47th ASEAN Summit this October.
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- Budget 2026 is expected to include policies aimed at boosting investment inflows, upgrading automation and digitalisation, and increasing the number of lucrative jobs for Malaysians.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- BRICS and its partners must rally around the collective mission of creating technologies, jobs and well-being for the bottom billions of the world’s population, and they must act quickly, said Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- The Dewan Negara today passed the Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties (Amendment) Bill 2025, which aims to strengthen protection for local industries from unfair trade practices from foreign countries.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is focusing on attracting high-impact investments in the technology sector including artificial intelligence (AI) and renewable energy, with the total value of approved investments for the period January to June 2025 reaching RM190.3 billion.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia, as the chair of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) 2025, will continue to play an active role in strengthening regional economic integration and positioning ASEAN as a competitive investment destination.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia aims to be listed among the 12 most competitive countries in the world by 2030, in line with the target under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), said Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) will work with the relevant agencies to establish standards for steel use in buildings, Deputy Minister Liew Chin Tong said today.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 (Bernama) -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) needs to undertake a bold re-framing of its economic strategy as the region navigates a complex polycrisis, said Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 (Bernama) -- The government will review the possibility of strengthening localisation requirements imposed on foreign investors to create a more resilient ecosystem in Malaysia, enabling local companies to benefit from spillover effects.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (Bernama) — A total of 1,533 furniture projects have been approved with an investment value amounting to RM11.62 billion as of March this year, according to the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), said Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Liew Chin Tong.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia must strive to nurture more technology (tech)-driven companies that can grow into ASEAN-based multinational corporations (MNCs) and eventually establish a global footprint, said Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong.
