Taiwan Expo 2021 aims to boost Taiwan Malaysia business opportunities
KUALA LUMPUR: Taiwan Expo 2021 is aimed to boost business opportunities between Taiwan and Malaysia with the participation of over 200 Malaysian businesses and more than 1,000 registrations for online business matchings. Organised by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (Taitra) and Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade, the expo showcases interactive brand-new 3D virtual exhibition […]
Matrade’s proactiveness lauded
KUCHING: The Malaysia external Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) has been commended for demonstrating proactiveness despite numerous challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Bintulu Port Holdings Bhd group chief executive officer Datuk Medan Abdullah said the national trade promotion agency had adapted quickly to the change in circumstances. He noted that Matrade has switched to online […]
SMEs need digital tools to grow business in pandemic era
KUALA LUMPUR: E-commerce is helping businesses to survive during the Covid-19 pandemic and it offers enormous potential for them to prosper in the future, according to technology company Google. Its government affairs and public policy manager Nick Bauer said there are opportunities abound for Malaysian businesses, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), to leverage on […]
Matrade to engage with local firms via export development, promotion programmes
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) plans to engage with more than 13,000 Malaysian companies through its exporters development and export promotion programmes this year. Deputy chief executive officer (exporters development) Abu Bakar Yusof said these programmes are curated to strengthen the resilience of the local companies in the post-Covid-19 recovery period. “The […]
Matrade collaborates with Google and Bank Islam to promote Malaysian enterprises globally
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) is collaborating with Google Malaysia and Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd to promote Malaysian small and medium enterprise exporters globally. It said the public-private synergy would also leverage shared assets to organise enrichment programmes in the longer term to raise the business community’s competitiveness. “These include immersion […]
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 […]
Matrade to organise national export day via digital platform this year
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) will organise its signature programme, the National Export Day, via digital platform this year. In a statement today, it said themed “Reignite Your Exports”, the e-National Export Day (eNED@2021) could be stream live from July 13 to July 15. “The programme will address the needs for […]
Logistics industry adjusts digitalisation strategies
KUCHING: The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted the logistics industry to re-evaluate and restructure its operational strategies towards digitalisation. Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) director Datuk Mohammad Medan Abdullah said this was very important for the logistics industry to increase productivity and business flow which are the foundation of business sustainability. “Local logistics service providers, […]
Matrade allocates more than 750 booths, physical and virtual for Mihas 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) is allocating more than 750 booths comprising both, physical and virtual at the Matrade Exhibition and Conference Centre (MECC) here for the 17th Malaysia International Halal Showcase (Mihas) from Sept 9 to12. In a statement today, Matrade said for the first time the showcase will be […]
Matrade introduces new activities to enhance services exports
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) has launched its new enhanced guidelines for Services Export Fund (SEF) to enhance capabilities of Malaysia services providers (MSPs) in gaining market access into overseas projects. The new SEF guidelines will commence on March 15. In a statement today, Matrade said it has also introduced three new […]
