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MITI in the News

Local E&E Players Need to Upgrade Facilities & Processes to Remain Competitive in the Global Supply Chain

“For the Malaysian E&E industry to be more competitive, local industry players have no option but to upgrade their facilities and embrace automation and smart manufacturing such as the Internet of Things (IoT). Return on investments (ROI) in automation may not be apparent in the short term but, in the long term, companies will enjoy greater performance on efficiencies, improved quality products and reduced dependencies on unskilled labour.

To better facilitate Malaysian-based companies to be part of the global supply chain, the Government has recently established the Electrical and Electronics Strategic Council (EESC) to strengthen and enhance the E&E industry to the next level. The focus areas include semiconductor, industrial system electronics, solar and cloud computing,” said YB Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International Trade and Industry at the Opening Ceremony of SEMICON Southeast Asia (SEA) 2016. His speech was read out by Dato’ Azman Mahmud, Chief Executive Officer of Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA).

“The E&E industry is a dynamic industry that has contributed significantly to Malaysia’s growth, export earnings, investments and employment. In 2015, the industry contributed 6.1% to the GDP. The E&E products in 2015 accounted for 35.6% of total exports. The semiconductor industry in particular, is the largest contributor comprising more than 40% of Malaysia’s E&E exports. We are also currently the world’s leading location for semiconductor assembly and test operations, accounting for more than 12% of the world installed capacity. 6 out of the 10 largest semiconductor companies in the world have established their presence in Malaysia. Growing the semiconductor sector, especially the front end will certainly spearhead the growth of the E&E industry in Malaysia,” the Minister added.

Ministry of International Trade and Industry, 26 April 2016

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Ministry of International Trade and Industry

Malaysia

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia

Consumer Price Index (CPI), Q1 2016

Year-on-Year percentage change

CPI: 114.3 3.4%

Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco 22.6%

Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages Furnishings, Household 4.6%

Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance

4.5%

Restaurants & Hotels 4.5%

Health 4.5%

Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels

3.0%

Education 2.6%

Recreation Services & Culture 2.4%

Communication, 0.9%

Clothing & Footwear, 0.3% Transport, -1.6%

Miscellaneous Goods & Services

5.3%

2.2%

0.9% 1 2.2%

2.2%

2.8% 3

2.4%

2.5%

3.7%

3.4%

2.3%

3.0% 2 1.9%

3.4%

CPI by State, March 2016

Year-on-Year percentage change

Malaysia: 2.6%

Peninsular Malaysia: 2.8%

Sabah 1 : 0.9%

Sarawak: 2.2%

Notes :

¹

including Labuan

2

including Putrajaya

3

Kedah and Perlis

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5.9 6.4

3.1 3.9 4.2

5.5

4.1

1.0 1.9

-0.2 11.5

6.4

2.1

1.2 1.4

5.3

0.6

-0.5 -0.9 -0.4

9.6

4.3

3.1

2.1 2.0

1.5 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.2

Myanmar Indonesia Malaysia Cambodia Philippines Lao PDR Viet Nam Singapore Thailand Brunei 2014 2015 2016*

ASEAN Inflation Rate (%), 2014-2016

Note: * Forecast

CPI for Main Group, March 2016

Year-on-Year percentage change

Total 2.6 2.8 0.9 2.2

Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages 5.0 5.3 1.9 4.4

Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco 22.7 22.9 23.2 18.4

Clothing & Footwear 0.0 -0.1 1.6 -0.4

Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas &

Other Fuels 3.1 3.3 1.6 3.2

Furnishings, Household Equipment

& Routine Household Maintenance 4.7 5.0 1.9 2.9

Health 4.2 4.3 4.4 3.5

Transport -8.2 -8.0 -9.5 -10.5

Communication 0.9 0.9 1.3 0.1

Recreation Services & Culture 2.6 2.6 2.5 1.5

Education 2.6 2.7 1.0 1.5

Restaurants & Hotels 4.5 4.4 6.0 3.8

Miscellaneous Goods & Services 5.1 5.2 3.5 5.7

Malaysia Peninsular

Malaysia Sabah &

Labuan Sarawak

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia

Source : World Economic Outlook Database April 2016

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Sarawak Economic Indicators

124,449,500 Km

²

Area

2,707,600 persons (2015)

Population

4.3% (2014)

GDP (Growth)

2.2% (Mar 2016)

Inflation

Rate 3.1% (2014)

Unemployment Rate

Male 1,414,400 persons Female 1,293,200 persons

Total Bumiputera Chinese Indians Others Non-Malaysian Citizens

0-14 689.3 535.9 137.2 1.7 4.5 9.9

15-29 791.6 531 159.8 2 1.7 97

30-49 703.2 474.3 159.7 2 0.9 66.3

50-64 347.1 238.2 102.6 1.1 0.5 4.7

65 a 176.6 120.2 53.5 0.6 0.1 2.2

RM91.2b

(2015)

Trade

Exports RM76.4b Imports RM14.8b

Major Exports (RM billion)

LNG 47.1

Palm Oil &

Palm-Based products 8.1

Wood Products 4.1

Crude Petroleum 3.8

Manufactures of Metal 2.8

Major Imports (RM billion) Machinery,

appliances & parts 3.4 Chemicals &

Chemical Products 3.1

E & E Products 1.3 Metalliferous

ores and metal scrap 1.1 Petroleum Products 1.0

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Services 26.0 27.9 29.6 31.3 33.2

Manufacturing 24.1 25.7 26.0 26.7 27.8

Mining & Quarrying 22.6 23.7 22.0 23.4 23.7

Agriculture 11.9 12.9 13.4 13.7 14.9

Construction 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.8 2.6

RM billion (constant 2010 prices)

GDP Percapita RM44,437 (current prices) Share to Malaysia GDP 10.3%

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia

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Social

Average income RM3,835

2009

RM4,460

2012

Target 2025 RM10,000 Employment growth

0.6 million

2005

Target 2025 1.43 million 0.78 million

2012

Environment

Improvement of water quality for Sungai Pulai, Sungai Skudai

and Sungai Tebrau Class III Class II

Low Carbon Society Project

October 2013 September 2014 November 2014 February 2015

Establishment of UTM Asian Centre for Low Carbon Society:

Malaysia main centre for LCS covering the whole ASEAN region

Iskandar Malaysia is recognised as one of the 10 cities and regions under the United Nation SE4ALL project (Sustainable Energy for All)

Recognition by the United Nations University of Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCE Iskandar)

Hosted the Future City International Forum (1

^st

outside Japan)

• Co-hosted the 6

^th

High Level Seminar for Environmentally Sustainable cities

• Launched the Green Economy Guidelines (GEG) for 9 Promoted Sectors

Source : Iskandar Malaysia Report Card 2006 - 2015

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and You’

‘

Merchandise Trade Ranking 2015

Exporters

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10

Singapore (14) US$350.5b

Thailand (21) US$214.4b Malaysia (23) US$199.9b

Viet Nam (27) US$162.1b Indonesia (30) US$150.3b

Philippines (45) US$58.6b

Cambodia (79) US$12.0b

Brunei (97) US$6.6b

Myanmar (99) US$6.0b

Lao PDR (126) US$2.3b

Importers

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10

Singapore (16) US$296.7b Thailand (22) US$202.7b Malaysia (26) US$176.0b Viet Nam (28) US$166.1b Indonesia (30) US$142.7b

Brunei (147) US$2.6b

Trading Nation

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10

Singapore (15) US$647.3b Thailand (21) US$417.0b Malaysia (24) US$375.8b Viet Nam (28) US$328.2b Indonesia (31) US$293.0b

Brunei (118) US$9.2b

Note : Number in parenthesis is a world ranking

Source : World Trade Organization

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International Report

Trade Performance, Q1 2016

Indonesia Thailand

Value

(US$ billion) Y-o-Y Growth (%)

Exports 33.6 -14.0%

Imports 31.9 -13.1%

Total Trade 65.5 -13.6%

Value

(US$ billion) Y-o-Y Growth (%)

Exports 53.8 0.9%

Imports 45.6 -12.0%

Total Trade 99.5 -5.5%

Major Exports

Fats and oils of animal/vegetable - US$3.9b Mineral fuels - US$3.3b

Jewellery/Gems - US$2.1b

Major Imports

Machinery & mechanical equip. - US$5.1b Machinery & electrical equip. - US$3.5b Plastics & plastic goods - US$1.6b

Major Export Destinations

1. USA - US$3.6b 2. Japan - US$3.2b 3. China - US$2.8b Malaysia - US$2.2b

Major Exports

Motor cars, parts and accessories - US$6.7b Precious stones and jewellery - US$4.7b

Automatic data processing machines and parts - US$4.1b

Major Imports

Machinery & parts - US$4.6b

Electrical machinery & parts - US$4.1b Chemicals - US$3.4b

Major Export Destinations

1. USA - US$5.7b 2. Japan - US$5.5b 3. China - US$5.2b Malaysia - US$2.5b

Malaysia’s Trade with Indonesia Malaysia’s Trade with Thailand

Source : MITI Jakarta Source : MITI Bangkok

2.4 1.6 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.02.2 2.1 3.2 2.2 2.5 3.0 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.9 2.6 3.0 2.4 2.2

4.6 3.7

5.6

4.9 4.9 5.6

4.6 5.0 5.1 5.4 5.2 5.6

4.6 4.3

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

2015 2016

Exports Imports Total Trade

3.8 3.0 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.2 4.2 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.33.2 2.7 3.7 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.4 3.2

7.1 5.8

7.2 6.7 7.1 7.1

6.6 7.4 7.5 8.2 7.7 7.8 7.5 6.5

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

2015 2016

Exports Imports Total Trade

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia

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Japan

Cape Verde

Jamaica Portugal Lebanon

Italy Eritrea Greece

Belgium Gambia

Bhutan

245.9%

197.0%

124.7%

124.8%

127.8%

132.4%

133.1%

137.6%

115.9%

106.3%

107.7%

Top 10 Countries with the Highest Public Debt in 2015 (% Gross Domestic Product)

Source: http://www.statista.com/statistics/268177/countries-with-the-highest-public-debt/

Note: By looking at level of gross government debt as a percentage of GDP, it can indicate how able a country is to pay

back debts without incurring further debt.

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Ministry of International Trade and Industry AJCEP: ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (Implemented since 1 February 2009)

ACFTA: ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 July 2003)

AKFTA: ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 July 2006)

AANZFTA: ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 January 2010)

AIFTA: ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 January 2010) ATIGA: ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement

(Implemented since 1 May 2010) MICECA: Malaysia-India Comprehensive Economic

Cooperation Agreement (Implemented since 1 July 2011) MNZFTA: Malaysia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 August 2010)

MCFTA: Malaysia-Chile Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 25 February 2012)

MTFTA: Malaysia-Turkey Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 August 2015)

MAFTA: Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 January 2013)

MPCEPA: Malaysia-Pakistan Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (Implemented since 1 January 2008) MJEPA: Malaysia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (Implemented since 13 July 2006)

6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr

AANZFTA 84 70 96 129 81 84 138 75

AIFTA 152 153 148 170 316 188 158 165

AJCEP 80 59 26 97 66 46 52 71

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

RM million

6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr

ATIGA 965 706 1,669 800 658 1,044 1,277 927

ACFTA 417 630 562 612 517 641 925 657

AKFTA 259 948 202 186 176 168 238 172

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800

RM million

6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr

MICECA 49.13 43.29 45.84 33.29 33.78 32.14 53.98 32.93

MNZFTA 2.78 0.00 0.26 0.25 0.12 0.11 0.30 0.42

MCFTA 13.97 3.48 6.18 10.64 10.12 7.42 8.20 5.58

MAFTA 44.10 48.69 32.75 134.93 41.45 37.37 33.57 34.81

-20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

RM million

6 Mar 2016 13 Mar 2016 20 Mar 2016 27 Mar 2016 3 Apr 2016 10 Apr 2016 17 Apr 2016 24 Apr 2016

AANZFTA 800 755 899 985 725 816 827 824

AIFTA 588 673 566 641 592 684 680 745

AJCEP 212 201 150 241 189 160 139 200

ATIGA 5,227 4,551 4,586 4,674 4,510 4,262 4,068 4,536

ACFTA 1,642 1,598 1,354 1,425 1,889 1,530 1,483 1,631

AKFTA 921 838 827 890 954 753 853 820

MICECA 308 384 350 320 300 327 332 316

MNZFTA 16 0 5 9 8 6 10 5

MCFTA 71 33 57 65 64 52 67 43

MAFTA 489 461 349 447 430 400 364 361

MJEPA 989 766 708 926 797 823 711 729

MPCEPA 150 156 173 159 176 167 178 148

GSP 149 129 139 89 156 117 119 136

MTFTA 259 196 162 252 181 269 137 196

6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr

MJEPA 214 104 136 146 123 141 109 128

MPCEPA 20 42 26 19 25 75 43 30

GSP 28 22 18 18 23 20 18 18

MTFTA 99 72 77 139 72 126 57 88

0 50 100 150 200 250

RM million

Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin

Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)

Number of Certificates (Provisional data)

Notes: The preference giving countries under the GSP scheme are Liechtenstein, the Russian Federation, Japan, Switzerland, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Norway.

Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia

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Source : Bank Negara Malaysia

14.3

17.9

12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 19.0

24 D ec 31 D ec 8 J an 15 Ja n 22 Ja n 29 Ja n 5 Fe b 12 Fe b 19 Fe b 26 Fe b 4 M ac 11 M ac 18 M ac 24 M ac 1 A pr 8 A pr 15 A pr 22 A pr 29 A pr

US$/Oz Silver

868.0

1069.0

800.0 850.0 900.0 950.0 1000.0 1050.0 1100.0

24 D ec 31 D ec 8 J an 15 Ja n 22 Ja n 29 Ja n 5 Fe b 12 Fe b 19 Fe b 26 Fe b 4 M ac 11 M ac 18 M ac 24 M ac 1 A pr 8 A pr 15 A pr 22 A pr 29 A pr

US$/Oz Platinum

Source : http://www.gold.org/investments/statistics/gold_price_chart/

http://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_3023-cashprices.html?mod=topnav_2_3023

Gold Prices, 24 December 2015 - 29 April 2016

Silver and Platinum Prices, 24 December 2015 - 29 April 2016

34.4

41.3

32.0 33.0 34.0 35.0 36.0 37.0 38.0 39.0 40.0 41.0 42.0

24 D ec 31 D ec 8 J an 15 Ja n 22 Ja n 29 Ja n 5 Fe b 12 F eb 19 F eb 26 F eb 4 M ac 11 M ac 18 M ac 24 M ac 1 A pr 8 A pr 15 A pr 22 A pr 29 A pr

US$/Gram Gold

Malaysian Ringgit Exchange Rate with US Dollar and Pound Sterling

5.00 5.20 5.40 5.60 5.80 6.00 6.20 6.40 6.60 6.80

3.50 3.60 3.70 3.80 3.90 4.00 4.10 4.20 4.30 4.40

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr

2015 2016

USD = RM GBP = RM

1 GBP = RM 5.58

1 USD = RM 3.90

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Commodity

Crude Petroleum

(Brent) (per bbl)

Crude Palm Oil (per MT)

Sugar (per lbs.)

Rubber SMR 20 (per MT)

Cocoa SMC 2 (per MT)

(per MT) Coal

Scrap Iron (per MT) HMS

29 Apr 2016

(US$) 48.1 718.5 16.3 1,504.5 2,202.6 48.1 300 (high)

280 (low)

% change* 6.7 1.6 5.5 5.6 3.6 unchanged 3.4

unchanged

2015

ⁱ

36.9 - 66.8 616.9 13.2 1,364.3 2,077.0 49.9 239.6

2014

ⁱ

59.5 - 114.8 823.3 16.6 1,718.3 2,615.8 59.8 370.0

Commodity Prices

Notes: All figures have been rounded to the nearest decimal point

* Refer to % change from the previous week’s price i Average price in the year except otherwise indicated n.a Not availble

Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Rubber Board, Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group.

Highest and Lowest Prices, 2015/2016

Lowest (US$ per bbl) Highest

(US$ per bbl)

Crude Petroleum (Brent) (29 Apr 2016) US$48.1 per bbl

15 May 2015: 66.8 2015 2015

18 Dec 2015: 36.9 29 Apr 2016: 48.1 2016 2016

15 Jan 2016: 28.9

Lowest (US$ per MT) Highest

(US$ per MT)

Crude Palm Oil (29 Apr 2016) US$718.5 per MT

16 Jan 2015: 701.0 2015 2015

4 Sep 2015: 500.5 8 Apr 2016: 725.5 2016 2016

15 Jan 2016: 545.5

Steel Bars

(per MT) RM2,250 – RM2,400

Average Domestic Prices, 29 Apr 2016

Billets

(per MT)

RM1,650 – RM1,750

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Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Rubber Board, Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysian Pepper Board, Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group, World Bank.

Commodity Price Trends

612.0

651.0 653.5 647.5 653.5 667.0

697.5 706.5

725.5

699.5 707.5 718.5

540 560 580 600 620 640 660 680 700 720 740

12 Feb 19 Feb 26 Feb 4 Mac 11 Mac 18 Mac 25 Mac 1 Apr 8 Apr 15 Apr 22 Apr 29 Apr

US$/mt

Crude Palm Oil

2,052.8 2,011.8

2,084.8

2,022.3 2,070.6

2,094.9

1,976.8 2,025.1

1,931.4 2,022.8

2,126.3 2,202.6

1,800 1,850 1,900 1,950 2,000 2,050 2,100 2,150 2,200 2,250

US$/mt

Cocoa

13.1 12.7

14.0 14.8

15.1

16.0 15.9

15.2 14.9

15.2 15.5

16.3

12.0 12.5 13.0 13.5 14.0 14.5 15.0 15.5 16.0 16.5 17.0

US$/lbs

Sugar

1,063.0 1,098.5

1,137.5 1,299.5

1,262.5 1,337.5

1,304.0

1,331.01,400.0 1,528.0

1,593.0 1,504.5

900 1,000 1,100 1,200 1,300 1,400 1,500 1,600 1,700

US$/mt

Rubber SMR 20

7,591

7,286 7,267 7,853

7,148 7,063

7,296

6,742 6,940 7,029

6,963 7,008

6,900 7,088 7,113

7,281

5,000 5,500 6,000 6,500 7,000 7,500 8,000 8,500

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr

2015 2016

USD/ tonne

Black Pepper

* until 29 April 2016

30.9

29.4 29.6 32.8

35.9

38.5 39.4 39.5 36.8

39.7 40.4 43.7

45.9

34.1 33.4 33.0 35.1

38.7

40.4 41.2 40.4

38.7

41.9 43.1 45.1

48.1

20 25 30 35 40 45 50

5 Feb 12 Feb 19 Feb 26 Feb 4 Mac 11 Mac18 Mac25 Mac 1 Apr 8 Apr 15 Apr 22 Apr 29 Apr

US$/bbl

Crude Petroleum

Crude Petroleum (WTI)/bbl Crude Petroleum (Brent)/bbl

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Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Rubber Board, Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysian Pepper Board, Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group, World Bank.

Commodity Price Trends

200.0

180.0 190.0 190.0

190.0

220.0 220.0 230.0 240.0

260.0 290.0

300.0

170.0

160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0

190.0 190.0 200.0

210.0 240.0

280.0 280.0

120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 320

8 Jan 29 Jan 12 Feb 19 Feb 26 Feb 11 Mac 21 Mac 25 Mac 8 Apr 15 Apr 22 Apr 29 Apr

US$/mt

Scrap Iron

Scrap Iron/MT (High) Scrap Iron/MT(Low)

47.5 47.5

47.6 47.6 47.6 48.0

48.0

47.9 47.9 48.0

48.1 48.1 48.1

47.2 47.3 47.4 47.5 47.6 47.7 47.8 47.9 48.0 48.1 48.2

5 Feb 12 Feb 19 Feb 26 Feb 4 Mac 11 Mac18 Mac25 Mac 1 Apr 8 Apr 15 Apr 22 Apr 29 Apr

US$/mt

Coal

68.0

63.0

58.0

52.0 60.0

63.0

52.0 56.0

57.0

53.0

47.0

41.0 42.0 47.0

56.0

38.0 43.0 48.0 53.0 58.0 63.0 68.0 73.0

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

2015 2016

US$/dmtu

Iron Ore

1,815 1,818

1,774 1,819

1,804

1,688

1,640

1,548 1,590

1,516

1,468 1,497

1,481 1,531

1,531

1,400 1,450 1,500 1,550 1,600 1,650 1,700 1,750 1,800 1,850

2015 2016

US$/ tonne

Aluminium

5,831

5,729 5,940

6,042 6,295

5,833

5,457

5,127

5,217 5,216

4,800 4,639

4,472 4,599

4,954

4,000 4,500 5,000 5,500 6,000 6,500

2015 2016

US$/ tonne

Copper

14,849 14,574

13,756 12,831

13,511 12,825

11,413

10,386 9,938

10,317

9,244

8,708 8,507 8,299

8,717

7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 11,000 12,000 13,000 14,000 15,000 16,000

2015 2016

US$/ tonne

Nickel

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MITI Programme

Breakfast Meeting with French Companies

28 April 2016

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MITI Secretary General-Visit to Westports

and Officiation of Terminal 8, 28 April 2016

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Announcement

Announcement of Bank Negara Malaysia Governor by Prime Minister Najib Razak

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, advised by the Prime Minister, has today appointed Datuk Muhammad Ibrahim as the Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia for a term of 5 years, starting on 1st of May 2016.

I’m confident that under his leadership, Bank Negara Malaysia will continue assisting the government with advice to further strengthen Malaysia’s economy, as well as managing monetary policy, and regulating and developing the financial services industry.

Datuk Muhammad Ibrahim has been Deputy Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia since 2010. He holds a master’s degree from Harvard University.

On behalf of the Government of Malaysia, I would like to thank Tan Seri Dato’

Seri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz for her excellent contributions during her tenure as the 7 th Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia.

Find out more in Minimum Wages Portal

Bank Negara Malaysia, 27 April 2016

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Announcement

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Division : Trade and Industry Support Contact No : 603-6208 4712

Email : salbiah@miti.gov.my

Name : Zakirah Mohd Azamli Designation : Assistant Director

Job Description : Approving the AP application of Vehicles Unit 1 - Open 2 Sub Unit

Division : Trade and Industry Support Contact No : 603-6208 4709

Email : zakirah.azamli@miti.gov.my

~ 8 May 2016 ~