Matrade urges SMEs to leverage on international trade agreements

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) has urged small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to expand into the international market through export activities and international trade agreements signed by Malaysia. Transformation and digital trade division senior director Amran Yem said competition among local players is stiff in the Malaysian market given its relatively small […]

Economic partnership finally signed after eight years of negotiations

KUALA LUMPUR: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement has finally been signed today after going through 31 rounds of negotiations over the past eight years. The signing of the RCEP, which is the world’s biggest free trade agreement (FTA), represents a significant and imperative milestone in the integration and revitalisation of economies of the […]