By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 (Bernama) -- Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), regarded as the backbone of the economy, progressed further this year, buttressed by a more stable economic environment and a gradual recovery in domestic demand, which boosted sales and business confidence across the sector.
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will continue to intensify efforts to enter new markets to boost trade, thereby strengthening its position as a competitive trading nation.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will continue to strengthen intra-ASEAN trade by promoting QR payment usage and cash transfer systems as well as expand regional payment connectivity, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- United States (US) President Donald Trump's visit to Malaysia for the 47th ASEAN Summit has been viewed as a strong signal of renewed US engagement with the regional bloc, underscoring Washington’s commitment to strengthening both bilateral and multilateral ties in Southeast Asia.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The Small and Medium Enterprises Association Malaysia (SAMENTA) has urged ASEAN leaders to deepen intra-ASEAN trade through collaboration rather than competition, noting that trade within the bloc remained around 20 per cent for more than a decade.
By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The upgraded ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) will further accelerate Southeast Asia’s emergence as a self-reliant and unified growth engine able to stave off headwinds from economic superpower rivalry, an economist said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Bernama) -- The Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia (SAMENTA) has described Budget 2026 as a positive and pragmatic plan that recognises the critical role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in driving and sustaining Malaysia's economic growth.
By Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- ASEAN must remain united in upholding its principle of centrality to ensure that economic engagement with major powers does not undermine the grouping’s cohesion, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
By Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- ASEAN should not be defensive but take bold decisions to liberalise rules to accelerate regional economic integration, said Capital A Bhd chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid & Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said today that key trade deals such as the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) and other upgraded agreements to be sealed next month at the ASEAN Summit are set to help boost intra-regional trade.
By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- The ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) has called for sustainability reporting to be simplified to make it more accessible and less burdensome, especially for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- ASEAN will intensify efforts to deepen regional economic integration and revive intra-regional trade, which has remained stagnant at about 20 to 22 per cent amid an increasingly volatile and uncertain global trading landscape.
