BANGALORE (May 29): The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) has taken its "Showcase Malaysia" trade show to Bangalore, one of India's fastest growing cities and the country's own Silicon Valley.As the capital of Karnataka, Banga...

SHAH ALAM, May 29: Malaysia’s trade with Austria is expected to increase this year, said Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Hamim Samuri.Hamim said in 2013, bilateral trade totalled RM2.02 billion, an increase of 20...

PUTRAJAYA, May 29: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be effective on 1 April 2015, but many remain unsure whether the GST is a progressive or regressive tax system and its impact on the people.The GST mechanism and its implications may not b...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's move to diversify its economy will see it reducing its dependence on oil and gas revenue while focus will be on the services sector, says Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.The Prime Minister said on Monday that in 2008, oil and...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- Asean Exchanges today announced an expanded FTSE Asean Index Series including a comprehensive suite of indexes broadly covering the growing Asean equity market.The new indexes are the FTSE Asean All-Share Index, FTSE...

BANGALORE, May 29 (Bernama) -- Trade exhibitions such as Showcase Malaysia here gives Indian businesses direct access to an array of Malaysian suppliers and manufacturers in a single platform.It also provides the business communities from both countr...

TELUK INTAN, May 28 (Bernama) -- The presence of the giant pandas from China will enhance Malaysia-China trade ties, creating more business opportunities and jobs, said Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Hamim Samuri."We should se...

JOHOR BARU: Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has called on the state government to review the state's decision to make its official rest days on Friday and Saturday. The Sultan said  although the official religion of the state is ...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (Bernama) -- The implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) will increase the country's economic competitiveness with additional export revenue.According to a study undertaken by the Royal Malaysian Customs Department, it...

NUSAJAYA: Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) companies in Iskandar Malaysia are poised to grow with Medini Iskandar Malaysia Sdn Bhd's (MIM) expansion of its SME base hub in the region.MIM strategic marketing senior vice-president Muaazam Mahmud...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) wants to see International College of Automotive's (ICAM) concept teaching "By the Industry for the Industry" to be adopted by other local institutions.MITI Dep...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia has redefined its external debt to include non-resident holdings of ringgit-denominated debt securities, non-resident deposits, trade credits provided by foreign trade counterparts and other debt...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is committed to implementing the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and is ready to commit almost 100 per cent of the provisions under Category A in the Agreement, which will be notified by July 31, 2014, sa...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has welcomed China's initiative to further advance APEC Leaders' mandate on the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) to achieve deeper regional economic integration.International Trade and Industry Mi...

KUALA LUMPUR: SME Corp Malaysia expects the upcoming SME Annual Showcase (Smidex) 2014 to record at least RM350 million in potential sales from business-matching sessions.Chairman Datuk Dr Mohamed Al Amin Abdul Majid said the targeted amount during t...