KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 (Bernama) -- RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB) has revised Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for 2025 downwards to 4.5 per cent from an earlier projection of 5.0 per cent, following rising trade tensions and recent tariff hikes that pose a threat to the nation’s export-driven economy.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will need to shift its own economy to the next level of productivity to remain competitive post-US tariffs announcement as internal reforms are now becoming even more important to the country.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) views the 10 per cent tariffs hikes and reciprocal tariff announced by the United States of America (US) on Malaysian exports to the US seriously and is actively engaging with the US authorities to seek solutions that will uphold the spirit of free and fair trade.
By Dr Phar Kim Beng
KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (Bernama) -- On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a series of tariffs targeting several ASEAN nations, significantly raising import duties on key regional trade partners.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 (Bernama) -- Malaysia should take advantage of all unilateral free trade agreements to further expand market potential as an early preparatory measure to face any possible impact from the implementation of tariffs by United States (US) President Donald Trump.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s trade performance maintained its positive momentum in February 2025, recording a 5.9 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) growth to reach RM223.89 billion, said the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 (Bernama) -- The MADANI Digital Trade (MDT) could be a game changer, enabling small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to benefit from technologies such as big data and analytics, cloud computing and artificial intelligence.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Economy is finalising the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) document, which is expected to be tabled in Parliament next July, said Deputy Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib.
By Rohani Mohd Ibrahim
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- The European Union (EU) expects the first round of negotiations on resuming the Malaysia-European Union Free Trade Agreement (MEUFTA) to take place before the summer or second half of 2025, said European External Action Service managing director for Asia and the Pacific Niclas Kvarnström.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- ASEAN should optimise the utilisation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the upgraded ASEAN+1 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) to mitigate the risks of economic uncertainty following the imposition of US tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s status as a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) remains unchanged, said Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) -- The Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) negotiations will be finalised by the end of this year, said Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong.
