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By Siti Radziah Hamzah, Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- ASEAN cannot be a passive observer in the face of global economic and geopolitical challenges, but should take the lead in building resilience within the grouping, which has over 600 million people, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- United States Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer has commended Malaysia’s leadership as ASEAN chair this year.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- ASEAN is shaping a trade and investment ecosystem that is open, resilient, and future-ready, said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Penang’s real estate sector reached a new milestone today with the official launch of the 69-storey Westin Residences Penang -- the tallest residential building in northern Malaysia, designed with an earthquake-resistant structure.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Trade between ASEAN and its Plus Three partners -- China, Japan and South Korea -- has reached US$1.2 trillion in 2024, accounting for 31.7 per cent of ASEAN’s total trade, said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- The Japanese tourism market holds vast potential for Penang, with the state government intensifying efforts to position the state as a preferred destination for Japanese travellers.
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Deepening Closer Economic Relations (CER) between ASEAN, Australia, and New Zealand through frameworks such as the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) and the broader Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is creating regulatory certainty, trade predictability and foreign direct investment (FDI) magnetism.
By Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s hosting of the inaugural Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) leaders’ summit this October is seen as a timely opportunity for Putrajaya to reinforce the case for free trade at a time when protectionism is on the rise, economists said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened slightly lower on Wednesday, following Wall Street’s decline as investors digested comments from US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell suggesting US equities may be overvalued.
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- ASEAN must push structural reforms to strengthen private capital markets and enforce rules against non-tariff barriers (NTBs) if it is to remain competitive, said ASEAN-Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) chairman Tan Sri Nazir Razak.
By Ahmad Erwan Othman
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- The spotlight of the third day of the 57th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting will be the consultation between ASEAN ministers and the United States Trade Representative (USTR), Jamieson Greer.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar on Wednesday as the greenback weakened after softer United States (US) economic data.
