Malaysia may achieve projected export growth

Malaysia may achieve projected export growth
BT 30.10.08
MALAYSIA may be able to maintain its projected export growth next year despite the current market conditions as there are still opportunities in other markets in India and China, said Minister of International Trade and Industry Malaysia Tan Sri Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin.

He said there is also growth within intra-Asean regional trade.“The prospects for exports will also depend on developments in the global economy especially in view of current financial crisis in the US and the slowdown in global growth,” he told a news conference after officiating at "International Symposium on EAFTA, CEPEA, FTAAP and Beyond" organised by the Japan Economic Forum and Institute of Strategic and International Studies Malaysia.

Muhyiddin said the failed Doha Round of trade negotiations was still relevant for Asean and Malaysia.“At the officials’ level there are discussions to make sure it is still alive,” he said. — Bernama