KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) which will be organising a series of global supply chain conferences throughout the year, yesterday hosted an aerospace and commercial supplier conference to spur further investments in the aerospace industry. Mida’s CEO Datuk Azman Mahmud (pix) said the conference is part of its initiatives to increase investments in the aerospace sector, given that projects approved involving manufacturing and maintenance, repair, operations (MRO) last year stood at RM682 million, compared with RM387.3 million in 2013. “This is also part of our effort in promoting Malaysia as an investment destination for aerospace. We will have a forum on the aviation industry during the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) March 18, 2015, which will be officiated by the International Trade Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed,” Azman told reporters at the aerospace and commercial supplier conference 2015... Read More

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MELAKA 8 April – Melaka melonjak ke kedudukan ketujuh tertinggi ba­gi jumlah pelaburan diluluskan dalam sektor pembuatan pada tahun lalu berbanding ke-10 pada 2013. Menteri Perdagangan Antara­bangsa dan Industri, Datuk Seri Mus­tapa Mohamed berkata, se­banyak RM4.44 bilion jumlah pelaburan telah diluluskan oleh Lembaga Kemajuan Perindustrian Malaysia (MIDA) di negeri ini tahun lalu. Menurutnya, pelaburan berke­naan termasuklah dalam sektor pengangkutan (RM3.32 bilion), pro­duk elektrik dan elektronik (RM880 juta), penerbitan dan percetakan (RM160 juta), perabot dan perkakasan (RM40 juta) dan pembuatan makanan (RM40 juta). “Jumlah pelaburan berkenaan ju­ga merupakan yang tertinggi per­nah dicatatkan di negeri ini malah ia yakin dapat terus ditingkatkan pada masa akan datang,” katanya. Beliau berkata demikian ketika ditemui pemberita sempena pro­gram Turun Padang ke Melaka di Seri Negeri, Ayer Keroh, di sini hari ini. Yang hadir sama Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri... Read More

Kuala Lumpur, 1 April 2015 - Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad (CCM) was the sole and honoured recipient of the Halal Excellence Award 2015 presented by the Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) today. The award marks another meaningful acknowledgement for CCM’s continued commitment to Halal for more than 15 years. The Minister of International Trade and Industry, YB Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed presented the award at the prestigious World Halal Conference Appreciation Dinner. The Halal Excellence Award is an esteemed award in the Halal industry introduced to honour and recognise both individuals and organisations that have demonstrated exceptional contributions and achievements for the development of the overall Halal industry. CCM, one of Malaysia’s top 20 GLCs, takes its role in championing Halal seriously and has been actively involved in the development of the world’s first Halal pharmaceutical standards, and subsequently voluntarily coming forward to be tested... Read More

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) — The Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) has played a crucial role in attracting more investments, said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.

“We have done very well in investments, we surpassed our RM148 million per annum target,” he said after the launching of the Government Transformation Programme and Economic Transformation Programme 2014 Annual Report in Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday.

PEMANDU, which introduced the programmes, also monitors their progress.

“Compared to before, the situation is more orderly, systematic and efficient, through the transformation brought about by the programmes,” Mustapa said.

Among others, he said, the government has introduced a number of projects that have resulted in 1.5 million jobs being created, important to young people and enabling the country to achieve full employment.

 

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KUALA LUMPUR: The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is not seeking “perfection” in the current round of talks, only what is “doable.” Director general Roberto Azevedo told a media briefing here on Wednesday that it was pushing for “doability” rather than perfection for the Doha Round of trade negotiations in the hope that it would be concluded in the foreseeable future. “Let’s go for what is doable; let’s not go for what is perfect or for what is desirable. Instead let’s go for what can be done at this point in time,” he said. “I think that the message is resonating and members are beginning to engage on that basis at this point in time.” Azevedo, a Brazilian, is on a two-day working visit in the country where he will pay a courtesy call to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and participate in a roundtable session organised by the Institute of Strategic and International Studies Malaysia on “The Role of the WTO for the Future”. The Doha Round, or... Read More

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Kuala Lumpur: Organisasi Perdagangan Dunia (WTO) menjangkakan Agenda Perbangunan Doha atau Perbincangan Doha dapat dimuktamadkan dalam masa terdekat apabila ahlinya mula menunjukkan keterbukaan untuk menerima isi kandungan dalam perbincangan itu yang tertangguh sejak 2008 di Doha. WTO yang dianggotai 161 negara termasuk Malaysia antara ahli yang terbabit dalam Agenda Pembangunan Doha bagi membincangkan pelbagai isu dagangan antarabangsa antaranya akses pasaran, perundangan WTO, isu pembangunan, kemudahan dagangan dan perkara lain. Namun, ia ditangguhkan pada 2008 apabila terdapat beberapa perkara yang tidak dipersetujui ahlinya. Ketua Pengarahnya, Roberto Azevedo berkata, sikap keterbukaan yang semakin baik dan meningkat dalam kalangan negara ahli membolehkan beberapa perkara tidak dipersetujui dapat dimuktamadkan. Beliau berkata, namun, jangkaan tempoh masa atau sasaran untuk memuktamadkan agenda itu tidak dapat diunjurkan buat masa ini. “Sejak saya menyertai organisasi ini... Read More

Kuala Lumpur: Industri biomass di negara ini dijangka mengalami pertumbuhan rancak tahun ini berikutan peningkatan pelaburan yang menggalakkan pada tahun lalu iaitu dengan 12 projek biomass diluluskan bernilai RM82.9 juta.

Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri (MITI) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed berkata, daripada jumlah itu, pelaburan domestik mencatatkan sebanyak RM71.1 juta manakala pelaburan asing bernilai RM11.8 juta.

Beliau berkata, pelaburan dalam projek biomass yang diluluskan oleh Lembaga Pembangunan Pelaburan Malaysia (MIDA) itu juga meningkat berbanding 11 projek yang diluluskan pada 2013 dengan nilai RM54.6 juta.

“Potensi dalam industri biomass sangat besar dan kita percaya dengan harga kompetitif yang ditawarkan, ia dapat menarik lebih ramai pelabur, sekali gus merancakkan pertumbuhan industri ini.

“Biomass juga dijangka menyumbang tambahan sebanyak RM30 bilion kepada jumlah keluaran dalam negara kasar (KDNK) terutama penggunaan biomass daripada aktiviti...

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) — The Tok Bali Supply Base project in Kelantan can attract up to RM1 billion in investments within the next three years. Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said the project would have a spin-off effect on the surrounding Tok Bali area and the state itself. “This is a very important project for Kelantan. This is what the Kelantanese are yearning for,” he told reporters during a briefing Monday. Mustapa said Tok Bali Supply Base Sdn Bhd (TBSB), the operator of the supply base, has invested about RM90 billion to construct it and is expected to spend an additional RM100 million this year with its partners. He said TBSB is currently in talks with a pipe specialist company to set up a pipe-coating operation at the port, with an investment of about RM340 million over the next two years. He added that the company would occupy as much as 32.37 hectares of the port land with the objective of creating a facility...

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