By Zarul Effendi Razali
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- An economist hopes the government will announce initiatives to improve Malaysia’s international trade policies, especially within the ASEAN region, when tabling Budget 2025 as part of the efforts to spur further economic growth.
JAKARTA, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- The renewal of the Local Currency Bilateral Swap Agreement (LCBSA) between Malaysia and Indonesia enables the exchange of local currencies between Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Bank Indonesia (BI) with a value amounting to RM24 billion or IDR82 trillion for five years.
VIENTIANE (LAOS), Sept 28 (Bernama) -- As the host of the ASEAN Summit 2025, Malaysia is committed to ensuring that the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) strategic initiative can be finalised by next year for the benefit of the region.
From Norsyafawati Ab Wahab
VIENTIANE (LAOS), Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Japan, South Korea and China have agreed to channel technical expertise to ASEAN to empower the development of the renewable energy (RE) and clean energy sector.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) – The Malaysia-China Summit 2024 (MCS 2024) is expected to attract 500 leading companies from China eager to forge new trade and investment partnerships with their Malaysian counterparts.
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Singapore have been great partners, and this relationship should not be disrupted by any issues that arise between the two nations, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
VIENTIANE (LAOS), Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia possesses significant potential to augment its investment in Laos, particularly in the renewable energy, agriculture, tourism, and infrastructure sectors, stated Malaysian Ambassador to Laos Edi Irwan Mahmud.
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Penang recorded approved manufacturing investments totalling RM411.8 million from China in the first half of this year, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick held discussions with his Indonesian counterpart, Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises, Teten Masduki, on bilateral cooperation in cooperative development and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
From Norsyafawati Ab Wahab
VIENTIANE (LAOS), Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, who is also Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, will lead Malaysia's delegation to the 42nd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) and its associated meeting in Vientiane, Laos, from Sept 26 to 27.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) will lead 150 Malaysian organisations at the China-Asean Expo 2024 (CAEXPO) in Nanning, China, from Sept 24 to 28, 2024.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia, like other ASEAN countries, will continue to strengthen its neutral stance so that more investment and trade will flow to the ten member countries of the bloc, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz.
