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KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s trade rose 28.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to a record RM336.73 billion in April 2026, driven mainly by strong exports of electrical and electronic (E&E) products, according to the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).
HAIKOU (China), May 12 (Bernama) -- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) should be measured beyond traditional goods-based indicators to include services, investment and e-commerce in order to better capture the agreement’s overall impact.
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CEBU, May 8 (Bernama) -- ASEAN is committed to strengthening intra-regional trade, including increasing intra-member trade to at least 30 per cent by 2030.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Cambodia are stepping up business cooperation, expanding opportunities across ASEAN and boosting cross-border partnerships, trade and investment.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) is taking proactive steps to cushion the impact of escalating geopolitical conflicts in West Asia, by activating a comprehensive mitigation framework to support Malaysian exporters navigating maritime blockades, surging logistics costs and supply chain disruptions.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s neutral and non-aligned approach is reflected in its strong trade performance, which reached a milestone, exceeding RM3 trillion to RM3.06 trillion in 2025, said Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Sim Tze Tzin.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s exports to member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) rose by 4.7 per cent to RM486.80 billion in 2025, compared with RM464.80 billion in 2024
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- CIMB Treasury and Markets Research has maintained its forecast for Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 4.5 per cent in 2026, despite the US Supreme Court striking down the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 (Bernama) -- The ringgit rose 3.9 per cent against the greenback in the fourth quarter of 2025 (4Q 2025), driven by both external and domestic factors, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- The launch of Great Wall Motor’s (GWM) WEY G9 Hi4 PHEV (WEY G9) has secured over 800 bookings within its first week, reflecting strong early demand for the first locally assembled luxury new energy multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) and growing confidence in intelligent hybrid mobility.
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 6 (Bernama) -- The Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) between Malaysia and the United States sends a strong signal of long-term economic confidence and is expected to further encourage American investments, particularly in Penang’s semiconductor and manufacturing sectors.
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 5 (Bernama) -- The Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) must be strengthened and repositioned as a key instrument to translate ASEAN’s economic integration into tangible outcomes at the sub-regional and grassroots levels.
