Skip to playerSkip to main contentSkip to footer
  • 2 days ago
Samenta says Malaysia should diversify its trading markets due to US policy volatility.

Read More:
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/07/16/continue-engaging-brics-countries-say-business-groups

Laporan Lanjut:
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/07/16/generasi-muda-sokong-sekat-pemilik-rumah-rasis-dedah-tinjauan

Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.

Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com
Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5
Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM
Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW
Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h
Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp
Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG
Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX
Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb
Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj
Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Download FMT News App:
Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46
App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ
Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP

#FMTNews #BRICS #Samenta #USTariff

Category

🗞
News
Transcript
00:00Several business groups have backed Pucca Jaya's decision to strengthen ties with BRICS nations,
00:05despite U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose an additional 10% tariff on countries
00:11aligning with the bloc's policies.
00:13The Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia said trade decisions should not
00:18be swayed by external pressure or intimidation.
00:21Sementa President William Ng said Malaysia should continue engaging with BRICS,
00:26particularly on trade equity, technology transfer, and development financing.
00:31He said should additional tariffs be imposed, SMEs must pivot to other BRICS economies like China, India, and South Africa.
00:39Similarly, economist Jaya Menon of IC's Yusuf Ishak Institute said Malaysia must start weaning itself off its dependence on the U.S.,
00:47which is increasingly presenting itself as an aggressive, unreliable, and erratic trading partner.
00:52He acknowledged that while there will be short-term adjustment costs,
00:57the shift would be beneficial in the long run.
01:00Natasha Boost, FMT.

Recommended