Malaysia, Resilient Trade Bodes Well

Zafri Zulkeffeli, Deputy Chief Economist, BIMB Securities Sdn Bhd

24-Feb-25 07:45

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Malaysia’s exports stumbled in January 2025, rising just 0.3%, well below the 5% forecast. With the trade surplus dropping to RM3.6 billion ringgit, is there cause for concern especially with a tariff storm brewing? Zafri Zulkeffeli, Deputy Chief Economist at BIMB Securities gives us his perspective.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Philip See

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Categories: economy, markets, government, investments

Tags: malaysian exports, malaysian economy, malaysian trade, trade surplus,

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