Wednesday, 8 March 2017 MANILA : The International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) has recommended the establishment of a 5-year blueprint to encourage the growing trade relationship between Malaysia and the Philippines. This will complement existing initiatives to as well as provide concrete benchmarks for measuring the growth in …
Read More »Exports from Malaysia rose nearly 8% in November 2016
Friday, 6 January 2017 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s exports rebounded in November to RM72.83 billion, which was an increase of 7.8% on-year, exceeding a forecast of a 2.5% increase, on higher exports of manufacturerd goods especially electrical and electronic (E&E) products. The International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) said on Friday …
Read More »Government hopes for more Bumiputera SMEs
Wednesday, 26 October 2016 KUALA LUMPUR: The government hoped that there would be more Bumiputera small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country given that they are still given top priority in the 2017 Budget, says Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Ahmad Maslan after UNIDO-IEEMMS certificate …
Read More »MITI in final stages of drafting SME Bill 2016
Friday, 30 September 2016 SHAH ALAM: The International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) is in the final stages of drafting the National Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Bill 2016, which is expected to be tabled at the next Parliament sitting. Datuk Ahmad Maslan, MITI Deputy Minister, said the initiative was aimed at strengthening …
Read More »Trade surplus of RM1.91 billion for Malaysia in July
Wednesday, 7 September 2016 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s export sector continued to post a positive trend with July registering a trade surplus of RM1.91 billion. This, makes it the 225th consecutive month of trade surpluses recorded since November 1997, said the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) in a statement today. …
Read More »Strengthening the furniture industry
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 The Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Furniture Industry Association (KLSFIA) held its 10th Malaysian Furniture and Furnishings Fair at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. During the launch, International Trade and Industry (Miti) Minister II Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan said such exhibitions served as an important avenue …
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