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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- Fruit traders and importers can apply directly to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) for exemptions from Sales and Service Tax (SST) on imported fruit, the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- Exports to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries increased from January to September 2025 despite uncertain global trade conditions.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia, as ASEAN Chair, has revived the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to strengthen its position as a major trading nation as well as to leverage cross-border trade opportunities in the region, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia intends to reinforce ASEAN's central role in guiding the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) during the 5th RCEP Leaders' Meeting next week.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- The formal dialogue between ASEAN and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) scheduled on Nov 20, 2025, must go beyond symbolic engagement and deliver substantive outcomes.
By Anas Abu Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- The ASEAN region continued to be one of the most valuable markets for American businesses, albeit amid ongoing shifts in the United States (US) trade policy, said the US-ASEAN Business Council.
By Anas Abu Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Switzerland, which is heavily dependent on international trade, is intensifying efforts to strengthen trade and investment linkages with ASEAN, which has set its sights on becoming the world’s fourth-largest economic bloc by 2030.
By Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) – Southeast Asian economies have sent a clear message that their markets are open for business, despite being confronted by tough protectionist measures and tariffs that threaten free trade and stoke immense global uncertainty.
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.
By Nor Baizura Basri
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member states are working towards a 2027 general review of the agreement to ensure that the partnership remains relevant amidst a changing economic landscape.
By Maizatul Jamny Muhammad Rosli, Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid, Siti Noor Afera Abu & Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharudin
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Member countries of the ASEAN-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) are open to expanding the pact, which covers about 30 per cent of the world's gross domestic product (GDP), trade, and population.
By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The 4th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministers’ Meeting will discuss ways to improve trade flows in the region on the fourth day of the 57th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM) and Related Meetings today.
