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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 (Bernama) -- The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) has projected 2025’s approved investments to amount to RM104 billion involving manufacturing and selected services sectors under the purview of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA).
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 (Bernama) -- The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) has projected 2025’s approved investments to amount to RM104 billion involving manufacturing and selected services sectors under the purview of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA).
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia must be ready and prepared for the possibility of additional tariffs being imposed on the semiconductor industry by the United States (US), said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- Not all requests from the United States (US) involving aspects of digital trade and technology have been agreed to by Malaysia in the two countries' countervailing trade tariff negotiations, said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s successful negotiation to reduce the reciprocal tariff imposed by the United States (US) on its exports to 19 per cent from 25 per cent is seen as a strategic step forward, placing the country on equal footing with major ASEAN peers while preserving key domestic policy priorities.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- The reduction of the US tariff to 19 per cent imposed on Malaysian imports, although not as deep as expected, still provides relief from rising cost pressures faced by small and medium enterprises (SMEs), particularly those in manufacturing, furniture, textiles, and food exports.
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- Progressive trade outcomes such as the United States’ (US) decision to reduce tariffs on Malaysian exports will have positive ripple effects across multiple sectors, including construction and manufacturing, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 1 (Bernama) — Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz will explain the United States’ (US) tariff reduction to 19 per cent from the previous 25 per cent in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday.
By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- The United States' (US) decision to reduce tariff on Malaysian exports to 19 pr cent from 25 per cent signals a willingness to negotiate, but the revised tariff is still expected to have significant economic repercussions for Malaysia in the short- and long-term, said an economist.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 (Bernama) -- Boomi, the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered automation leader, has announced the local availability of its Data Integration from within an Australian data centre, delivering faster, more secure data movement aligned with national regulations.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) -- The National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA) is finalising Malaysia’s Cyber Security Strategy (MCSS) 2025–2030 as a continuation of the MCSS 2020–2024, said the Ministry of Digital.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysia stands a 55 per cent chance of reducing the final United States (US) tariff to a 15 per cent-19 per cent range from the current 25 per cent, if positive trade agreements are reached, said Apex Securities Bhd.
