KUALA LUMPUR: The National Bamboo Industry Development Action Plan 2021-2030 was launched today as a continuation of the 2011-2020 plan to boost Malaysia’s exports of bamboo and bamboo-based products.
The action plan, launched in conjunction with the celebration of the...
By Shakir Husain
NEW DELHI: India imported 275,915 tonnes of palm oil from Malaysia in June, according to the latest data from an industry group.
The country's total edible oil imports last month were 969,431 tonnes, with palm oil's share being...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s total trade grew by 26 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM867.4 billion in the first five months of 2021, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) said.
Trade surplus surged by 112.2 per cent to RM92.79...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to have grown by 0.5 per cent quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021), compared to the 0.3 per cent contraction seen in Q4 2020, said Moody's Analytics.
It...
FRANKFURT: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen threatened Saturday to halt exports of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccines if the bloc did not receive its promised deliveries first, escalating a row that has fanned international tensions.
"We have the option of banning...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian palm oil industry has generated about RM72.8 billion through the export of palm oil and its products to the international market in 2020, the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) said.
Its Minister, Datuk Dr...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s external trade for 2021 is expected to remain modest with exports projected to rebound by 2.7 per cent, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) said.
Senior minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said the outlook...
