GEORGE TOWN, May 19 (Bernama) -- Penang, through its state investment agency InvestPenang, is actively conducting investment and trade missions to foreign countries to reduce the impact of the United States (US) tariff hike on the state's economy.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) – Australia is negotiating with Malaysia on a strategic partnership to boost its halal meat export industry.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- A rousing performance across key economic sectors lifted Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 4.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025), in line with the GDP advance estimates and higher than the 4.2 per cent growth recorded in 1Q 2024.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (Bernama) – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has warned that unilateral actions and the rise of protectionism by economic superpowers go against the grain of free trade and threaten the entire global trading system, especially small developing economies.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (Bernama) -- ASEAN is seeking to expand membership in two key trade agreements – the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) – as part of efforts to strengthen regional economic integration.
By Naveen Prabu Kuppusamy
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- The 90-day tariff pause between the United States (US) and China offers Malaysia a critical opportunity to reposition itself economically, according to economists.
KUCHING, May 6 (Bernama) -- The government’s decision to raise guarantees under the Business Financing Guarantee Scheme (SJPP) by RM1 billion is a timely move to strengthen business confidence and enhance liquidity among Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- Economists revised downwards Malaysia’s 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 4.5 per cent due to the debilitating tariffs implemented by the United States (US), but remained confident in the economy’s resilience.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- Rising trade protectionism impacts global trade, causing economic fragmentation that affects trade, investment, and capital flows throughout the region, as concluded in the 28th ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM+3).
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 (Bernama) -- Pavilion Malaysia is on track to achieve its ambitious targets at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, said its director Ellyza Mastura Ahmad Hanipah.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 (Bernama) – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has displayed acute political acumen as chair of ASEAN in navigating challenges confronting the region, some of which no one would have guessed when he received the baton of the ASEAN chairmanship from Laos in October last year.
From Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
BEIJING, April 27 (Bernama) -- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) should be steadfast in upholding multilateralism and counter challenges such as trade protectionism, as well as measures like the reciprocal tariffs announced by the United States (US).
