Malaysia’s Trade Strategy Amid US Tariff Shocks

Liew Chin Tong, Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Malaysia

11-Apr-25 07:30

Malaysia’s Trade Strategy Amid US Tariff Shocks

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Malaysia will be heading to Washington DC later this month to discuss the reciprocal tariffs imposed by the US, which have now been paused, with the original 24% tariff reduced to 10%. Liew Chin Tong, the Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade & Industry talks about the current situation and what Malaysia hopes to gain from the negotiation.

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Produced by: Natalie Tan

Presented by: Aisalli Ayub, Keith Kam, Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories: markets, economy, politics, government, international, controversies, investments

Tags: reciprocal tariffs, malaysia trade, us trade, trump, strategy, negotiations,

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