Dec 09, 2015 - KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is expected to produce around 100 million dry metric tonnes of solid biomass annually from the palm oil sector. Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said apart from contributing an additional RM30 billion to the Gross National Income by 2020, the country is now focusing on value-added downstream activities such as bioenergy, biofuels, biochemical and its end products. Following the introduction of the government’s National Biomass ...
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Nov 05, 2015 - KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian government's US$23.31 million (RM100 million) grant for the Halal industry in Budget 2016 will be used to elevate the standards of local small and medium enterprises (SMEs), says the Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC). Chief Executive Officer Jamil Bidin said the grant is aimed at improving the quality of halal products through attaining halal certification as well as international standards like Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). He ...
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Nov 02, 2015 - KUALA LUMPUR: Bilateral trade between Malaysia and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries is expected to rise by 19% by the end of this year and by 25% next year, said International Trade and Industry (Miti) Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. “Today, OIC countries’ share of global merchandise trade is still low. We are still trading with other countries (non-Islamic nations).  “Because of this, Malaysia has successfully signed a bilateral free trade ...
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Oct 15, 2015 - KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) expects total trade between Malaysia and China to increase to US$110 billion (US$1 = RM4.17) this year from US$102 billion last year. Matrade Chief Executive Officer Datuk Dzulkifli Mahmud said the increase would be driven by a commitment made by both nations to increase two-way trade to US$160 billion by 2017. "Despite the current economic challenges, China remains our important trading partner ...
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Sep 30, 2015 - KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has advanced two spots to 18th place out of 140 economies, consolidating its position among the world's top 20 most competitive economies, its highest ranking since 2005. The Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016, unveiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF) today, ranked Malaysia in 18th spot with a score of 5.23 from the 20th place out of 144 countries last year. Malaysia also remains the highest ranked among developing Asian countries. ...
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Sep 28, 2015 - KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) needs to build an ecosystem that supports enterprise creation and improves the environment for innovation, as well as facilitates financial inclusion for start-ups, Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Ahmad Maslan said. He said Malaysia recognises the vital role of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in bringing new ideas to the market and fostering innovation. Ahmad highlighted ...
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Sep 28, 2015 - E-commerce is another avenue to grow businesses, and both Malaysian and Chinese SMEs are taking advantage of it. The 12th China-Asean Expo (Caexpo) in Nanning, Guangxi province concluded on Monday (Sept 21), after four days of trading and business matching. A billboard near the venue advertised: “You are just one handshake away from the market of 1.9 billion people,” referring to the combined pop­u­lation of 1.3 billion from China and 620 million from 10 Asean ...
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Sep 28, 2015 - KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Halal Ingredients Asia 2015, touted as Asia's first event platform for halal food and personal care ingredients industry, opened its doors on Monday. The three-day event represents the region's best gathering and market place for halal ingredient professionals and industry players in providing thought leadership to further accelerate and enhance the development of the industry. Halal Development Corp (HDC) Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Seri Jamil ...
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Sep 22, 2015 - KUALA LUMPUR: Industri halal Malaysia dijangka mengalami pertumbuhan positif tahun ini dengan anggaran nilai eksport melebihi RM37 bilion, didorong pelbagai program yang dijalankan agensi berkaitan seperti Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri (MITI) dan Perbadanan Pembangunan Perdagangan Luar Malaysia (MATRADE). Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC), Datuk Seri Jamil Bidin, berkata nilai eksport halal yang dicatatkan untuk enam bulan pertama tahun ini ...
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Sep 21, 2015 - Mustapha Mohamed membuat sidang akhbar mengenai mesyuarat Majlis Aeroangkasa Malaysia di Kuala Lumpur, semalam. KUALA LUMPUR 15 Sept. – Industri aeroangkasa Malaysia diunjurkan menjana perolehan sebanyak RM12.6 bilion pada tahun ini berbanding RM11.8 bilion yang diperoleh tahun lalu menerusi 159 syarikat. Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed berkata, pertumbuhan sektor berkenaan di Malaysia yang konsisten sehingga kini menyediakan kira-kira 19,500 ...
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