PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s total trade recorded a new achievement in 2021, surpassing RM2 trillion and recording the fastest growth since 1994, says the Statistics Department. Bernama reported chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin as saying that the value of Malaysia’s total trade recorded a double-digit growth of 24.8% to RM2.2 trillion in 2021 from RM1.8 trillion in 2020 after recording negative growth for two consecutive years.He said all states recorded an increase in total trade do

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s total trade for February amounted to RM184. 8bil, or an increase of 17.5% year-on-year( y-o-y), with exports of RM102. 3bil( an increase of 16.8%) and imports worth RM82. 5bil( up 18.4%), according to the Statistics Department.“ The higher imports were mainly from Penang( RM3. 1bil), Selangor( RM2. 7bil), Johor( RM1. 7bil), Kedah( RM1. 5bil), Sarawak( RM1. 2bil), Kuala Lumpur( RM972. 5mil), Pahang( RM806. 6mil), Terengganu( RM578. 3mil), Negri Sembilan( RM449. 2mil), Sab

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, May 19( Xinhua)--Brunei recorded 2, 607.8 million Brunei dollars( 1, 890.3 million U.S. dollars) of total trade for January 2022, a 92.8 percent year-on-year increase. The latest statistics released on Thursday by the Ministry of Finance and Economy showed that Brunei's exports increased by 128.9 percent year-on-year to 1, 487.7 million Brunei dollars, mainly due to growth in mineral fuel exports. Mineral fuels recorded the highest contribution to total exports( 72.1 percent

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s total trade for June 2023 amounted to RM222.1 billion( May 2023: RM223.8 billion) with exports and imports recorded RM124.0 billion and RM98.2 billion, respectively, the Statistics Department Malaysia( DoSM) said. Its chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said exports and imports decreased 14.1 per cent and 18.9 per cent, respectively, in June 2023 compared to June 2022. The drop in exports was attributed to the lower exports from most states.... Johor exports

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s total trade recorded a new achievement in 2021, surpassing RM2 trillion and recorded the fastest growth since 1994, the Department of Statistics Malaysia( DOSM) said. Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the value of Malaysia’s total trade recorded double-digit growth of 24.8 per cent to RM2.2 trillion in 2021 from RM1.8 trillion in 2020 after recording negative growth for two consecutive years.He said all states recorded an increase in total trade dom

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry( KPDNHEP) has issued compounds totalling RM256, 800 to retailers, wholesalers and breeders nationwide for failing to comply with the maximum price control scheme for chicken and eggs which came into effect on Feb 5. Its deputy minister Datuk Rosol Wahid said it involved 1, 034 cases covering various offences, including selling items beyond the ceiling price and failing to display special price tags as instructed.A total of 1, 033

PETALING JAYA: Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd is entering its fifth year of operations in Malaysia with plans to enhance trading features and a strengthened leadership team for its next chapter of growth. The fully-digital equity broker began 2022 with the launch of its United States trading service and has since received an overwhelming response from both new and existing clients. Its CEO Kazumasa Mise said in a statement that: “ As the appeal for our platform continues to grow, further adoption of tech

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s total trade for November 2023 amounted to RM231.8 billion, with exports and imports recorded at RM122.1 billion and RM109.7 billion, respectively, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia( DoSM). Based on its Export-Import Statistics by State November 2023 report, chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said exports eased by RM7.6 billion(-5.9 per cent) compared with the same month a year ago." The decrease in exports was attributed to the lower exports in most

KUALA LUMPUR: Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd is seeing robust response with close to RM40mil in trading value on the New York Stock Exchange( NYSE) and the National Association of Securities Dealers( NASDAQ), a month after launching its equity trading in the US.“ More than 16, 000 U.S. accounts have been activated with more than 88% trading first on Bursa Malaysia prior to trading U.S. stocks. This reflects a growing acceptance by Malaysian investors to have a balanced yet diversified investment portfoli

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