"LANGKAWI 6 Mac - Penglibatan lebih banyak pemain sektor komersial pada Pameran Maritim dan Aeroangkasa Antarabangsa Langkawi 2015 (LIMA’15) mampu meningkatkan lagi kedudukan industri pertahanan sebagai aspek penting ekonomi negara, kata Menteri Pertahanan, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.
Beliau berkata, penglibatan secara langsung buat kali pertamanya Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri dan Kementerian Pengangkutan pada LIMA kali ini telah menarik lebih ramai pemain sektor komersial.
“Ini merupakan pendekatan yang wajar dalam (penganjuran) LIMA akan datang (untuk mengimbangi) nisbah di antara aset-aset ketenteraan dan aset-aset komersial dan juga melihat kepada industri pertahanan itu sebagai satu pemangkin kepada pengukuhan ekonomi kita pada masa masa akan datang,” katanya.
Hishammuddin berkata demikian dalam sidang media selepas mempengerusikan Mesyuarat Kedua Jawatankuasa Penyelarasan LIMA’15 Peringkat Menteri di sini, hari ini.
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June 15, 2015 , by admin2
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Export Council has planned a roadmap to boost Malaysia’s competitiveness in the international market.
The government-backed body held its first meeting in Putrajaya chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to put in place the comprehensive roadmap to enhance the nation’s exports amid uncertainties in the global market.
The council, which was set up in December, said the planned initiatives will address the gaps in the export eco-system.
“It will deepen market access for exporters through market linkers, industry specialists and specialised promotion programmes,” it said in a statement.
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will also be included and the resilient ones will be “internationalised” through customised programmes such as Go-Ex.
The contribution by SMEs to export is still relatively small at 16.9 per cent and is earmarked to grow to a target of 25 per cent by 2020.
The council also intends to ramp up exports through... Read More
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) — Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has appointed nine strategic suppliers from its Bumiputera Vendor Development Programme launched in 1994.
Chief procurement officer, Syed Abu Hanifah Syed Alwi, said the period of appointment of the companies was for two years or equivalent to a procurement cycle.
“After today’s appointments, we will continue to evaluate the performance of the nine companies. If they perform at the expected level then the period of appointment would be extended again.
“In terms of time limit, if they continue to meet TNB’s requirements then I can say that the appointments would not have a set period of time,” he said after the appointment ceremony here today.
Abu Hanifah said the selection of vendors as a strategic suppliers was based on the company’s merit, performance and qualifications.
Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed officiated the ceremony.
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SHAH ALAM, March 23 (Bernama) — UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd, assembler and distributor of Toyota vehicles in Malaysia, today launched the new locally-assembled Toyota Camry Hybrid, aiming to produce some 7,000 units of the variant this year.
UMW Toyota Motor Chairman Tan Sri Asmat Kamaludin said the Toyota Camry Hybrid CKD (completely knocked-down), the first hybrid car to be assembled at Assembly Services Sdn Bhd (ASSB) here, shows the company’s determination and commitment to produce cars that meet customers’ expectations.
“The group expects to roll out some 7,000 units of the all-new Toyota Camry over the next nine months.
“Between 2010 and 2015, UMW Toyota has so far invested close to RM180 million for the Toyota Camry CKD project,” he said at the launch by International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed at ASSB here Monday.
At the same function, UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd also launched the new assembly line at its plant here, which will be... Read More
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Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Shapers Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (Shapers Malaysia), Datuk Mohd. Shukri Abdullah (gambar) berkata, forum tersebut akan menjadi platform tepat bagi membincangkan isu-isu halal sekali gus membangkitkan kesedaran masyarakat dunia tentang pentingnya mendapatkan poduk yang halal.
Katanya, empat forum yang baharu diperkenalkan itu ialah Forum Sarjana, Forum Persijilan, Forum Akademik dan Forum Perniagaan menampilkan objektif berbeza yang wajar direbut golongan peniaga sama ada di dalam dan luar negara.
“Setiap forum itu akan membincangkan pelbagai topik melibatkan pakar-pakar halal antarabangsa dan mencari kaedah terbaik dalam membangkitkan kesedaran mengenai kepentingan halal terutama standard dan persijilan serta peranan institusi berkaitan,” katanya dalam sidang akhbar WHS 2015 di sini baru-baru ini.
WHS dianjurkan oleh Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri (MITI) dengan kerjasama Perbadanan Pembangunan Perdagangan Luar Malaysia (Matrade),...
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International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said the funding was to help the companies purchase equipment and to expand their operations.
Speaking at a briefing after visiting QAV and AMD plants in Bayan Lepas, he said QAV received RM18.5mil, with AMD getting the remainder.
QAV Technologies provides testing and certification services to light-emitting diodes (LED) and solid state lighting (SSL) producers while AMD is a global leader in manufacturing micro-processors.
Mustapa said local SSL and LED companies had contributed significantly to the growth of the electrical and electronics sector.
“As of December 2014, 10 local LED companies have achieved significant increase in combined sales, amounting to RM88.7mil. Twenty-six products have been certified internationally, with market access to 13 countries,” he said.
Earlier at Kulim Hi-Tech Park (KHTP), Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir said the first phase of the proposed international... Read More
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The prime minister said the two elements must be given the highest priority in running the organisation as it is the key to success in today’s intensely competitive economic environment.
“Every year, a number of international organisations such as the World Bank, the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Swiss Institute of Management Development publish global competitiveness reports, in which they compare the ability of nations to compete in the international market.
“I am proud to say that all these three organisations have issued reports showing that the efforts that we have been making to improve our competitiveness have been effective,” he said at the Anugerah Kecemerlangan Industri (AKI) 2014 here, today.
He said all these improvements would not have been possible without the initiatives undertaken through the government transformation programme (GTP) and the economic transformation programme (ETP), along with the public and private sector collaboration through the... Read More
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Pengarah Urusannya, Datuk Mohd Radzif Mohd Yunus berkata, usahawan layak memohon pinjaman sebanyak RM500,000 dan maksimum sehingga RM2.5 juta.
“Pelancaran WEP akan membolehkan wanita yang bergiat dalam perusahaan kecil dan sederhana menggunakannya untuk membeli aset dan penambahan modal kerja tetap,” katanya dalam sidang media selepas majlis perasmian ulang tahun ke-10 SME Bank di Kuala Lumpur, semalam.
Majlis tersebut dirasmikan Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.
Menurutnya, program WEP dikendalikan bersama Program Pemacuan Kepimpinan Keusahawanan Wanita yang dikelolakan Pusat Penyelidikan dan Pembangunan Usahawan (Cedar).
“Ia merupakan program pembangunan keusahawanan secara holistik yang merangkumi keseluruhan sistem daripada pra-pengkomersialan sehingga ke peringkat komersial.
“Golongan wanita digalakkan memohon dan ia merupakan satu inisiatif SME Bank dalam membina kapasiti dan keupayaan usahawan wanita di Malaysia,”...
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“Selama lebih dari satu dekade, MIHAS menjadi program unggulan Malaysia untuk promosi internasional dari industri halal. Faktanya MIHAS sudah menghasilkan penjualan bernilai lebih dari $3 milyar,” ucap Mustapa Mohamed, Menteri Perdagangan Internasional dan Industri Malaysia (MITI), pada upacara pembukaan WHS (01/04).
Bertempat di Exhibition Halls 1-6, Ground Floor, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, MIHAS 2015 berlangsung dari 1-4 April. MIHAS tahun ini berisi 590 booth dari berbagai negara. Sekitar 60 persen peserta pameran berasal dari Malaysia dan 40 persen bisnis internasional dari 20 negara.
Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Moroko, Bangladesh, Tunisia, dan Turki termasuk negara yang berpartisipasi dalam MIHAS 2015. Ada juga 12 negara diluarOrganisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) seperti Jepang, Taiwan, Korea Selatan, Tiongkok, Prancis, Belanda, Singapura, dan Amerika Serikat.
Beragam produk halal dapat ditemui di MIHAS. Antara lain produk makanan olahan, bumbu masak,...
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KUALA LUMPUR, 7 April (Bernama) — Syarikat Jerman mengharapkan Komuniti Ekonomi ASEAN (AEC) 2015 sebagai visi ekonomi serantau yang bersepadu apabila ia terus meninjau peluang pelaburan di sini.
Duta Jerman ke Malaysia Holger Michael berkata syarikat Jerman menunjukkan minat yang semakin meningkat di ASEAN secara umumnya, dan Malaysia khususnya sejak ia mengambil alih jawatan pengerusi ASEAN pada tahun ini.
Dalam ASEAN, Malaysia merupakan rakan dagang kedua terbesar Jerman dengan hubungan dua hala yang kukuh, katanya pada sidang media selepas menghadiri dialog antara Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri dan Dewan Perdagangan dan Industri Malaysia-Jerman (MGCC) di sini hari ini.
Sehingga Disember 2014, sebanyak 387 projek pembuatan bernilai RM26.8 bilion dari Jerman dilaksanakan di Malaysia, terutamanya dalam bidang elektrik dan elektronik, kimia dan produk kimia, produk petroleum, produk getah dan gas asli.
Pada 2014 sahaja, Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan...
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