Ministry to Intensify Dissemination of Info on TPPA, Says Mustapa

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MITI in the News Ministry to Intensify Dissemination of Info on TPPA, Says Mustapa The dissemination of the information on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will be intensified in an easy-to-understand language that will be easy to understand. Minister of International Trade and Industry, Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, said since the rakyat were interested to know about the pact, he would meet groups, including community leaders, non-government organisations (NGOs), entrepreneurs and government representatives, to explain the pact.

“Maybe, they oppose because they did not understand about TPPA,” he told reporters after a briefing to over 1,000 representatives from government offices, NGOs and entrepreneurs at Kota Bharu. He said other than face-to-face meetings, the ministry would also give information on TPPA via its portal. “We are responsible and it is important we have to be transparent,” he said. It was reported that Asia-Pacific trade ministers had reached a deal on the TPPA following five years of negotiations. The parties involved are Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam. Meanwhile, at a media briefing in Kuala Lumpur, Gerakan president Datuk Mah Siew Keong said many people needed to know in details the TPPA earlier before it was debated in Parliament. “I understand the people’s worry about TPPA. Many fear that it would affect the costs of medicines and business,” he said. Source : Bernama, 12 October 2015 “DRIVING Transformation, POWERING Growth” MALAYSIA Trade Performance Total Trade Exports Imports Jan - Aug 2015: RM941.9 billion Jan - Aug 2015: Jan - Aug 2015: 1.7%* RM498.1 billion RM443.8 billion * * 1.4% August 2015: 2.0% RM122.9 billion August 2015: August 2015: 0.8%* RM66.5 billion RM56.3 billion 1.0%# 4.1%* 6.1%* 5.2%# Notes : * y-o-y growth 7.4%# # m-o-m growth Trade Performance, January 2014 - August 2015 RM billion 128.9 125.1 123.9 123.9 122.9 125.8 120.3 123.7 124.1 121.7 120.5 118.3 118.5 119.7 118.3 116.2 113.9 115.4 107.4 101.8 64.1 64.1 57.6 58.9 48.5 64.9 55.4 66.2 57.5 64.8 59.2 61.2 57.1 61.1 57.5 63.9 60.0 64.5 55.2 65.0 63.9 63.6 52.6 67.4 58.5 63.6 54.6 53.2 48.6 66.5 58.6 60.4 53.5 60.5 54.9 64.3 56.3 63.2 60.9 66.5 56.3

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 2014 2015

Exports Imports Total Trade Export by Sectors January - August 2015 January - August 2014 Others Others 0.6% 0.7%

Agricultural Agricultural Goods Goods 8.7% 45.7% Mining Goods Growth (y-o-y) 10.8% Mining Goods Manufactured Goods : 3.0% 13.7% Total Exports Total Exports Mining Goods : 22.7% RM498.1b RM505.0b Agricultural Goods : 5.2% Manufactured Manufactured Others : 14.9% Goods Goods 76.5% 79.9%

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia MITI Weekly Bulletin / www.miti.gov.my E & E Products

E & E Products “DRIVING Transformation, POWERING Growth” Top 10 Export Products (RM billion) E & E Products January - August 2015 7.4% January - August 2014

Chemicals & Chemica 5.7% Petroleum Products LNG Palm Oil -27.4% -25.8% -7.9%

177.7 165.5 35.8 33.8 35.0 48.2 31.3 42.2 28.4 30.8 E & E Chemicals & Chemical Petroleum Products LNG Palm Oil Products

Machinery, appliance Manufactures of Crude Petroleum 14.3% 15.6% -27.4% Optical & Scientific 2.8% 8.7%Rubber Products 23.0 20.1 20.3 17.5 16.6 22.9 16.3 15.8 12.9 11.9 Machinery, Appliances Manufactures of Crude Petroleum Optical & Scientific Rubber Products & Parts Metal Equipment

Note : Percentage refers to y-o-y growth Top 10 Export Destinations, January - August 2015

10 ROK 4 RM15.8b USA -11.1% RM46.6b 12.4% 3 2 PRC Japan RM65.2b RM48.2b 9.3% -12.5%

7 Hong Kong India RM24.3b RM20.5b -1.4% -0.5% 6

Thailand Singapore RM28.9b RM69.4b 8.5% -3.7% These countries 5 1 contributed 71.5% of Australia Malaysia’s total exports RM17.8b Indonesia -21.4% RM18.9b 9 8 -10.7%

Note : Percentage refers to y-o-y growth

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia

MITI Weekly Bulletin / www.miti.gov.my “DRIVING Transformation, POWERING Growth” ‘ and You ’ ASEAN Index of Economic Freedom, 2015 (Business Freedom Component) Scores between 0-100

SINGAPORE MALAYSIA 1 96.9 2 93.5

THAILAND BRUNEI VIETNAM 72.5 DARUSSALAM 61.5 3 4 68.3 5

LAOS PHILLIPINES INDONESIA 59.5 55.3 49.3 6 7 8

CAMBODIA MYANMAR 29.2 28.7 9 10 Business freedom is an overall indicator of the efficiency of government regulation of business. The quantitative score is derived from an array of measurements of the difficulty of starting, operating, and closing a business. The business freedom score for each country is a number between 0 and 100, with 100 equaling the freest business environment. The score is based on 10 factors, all weighted equally, using data from the World Bank’s Doing Business study. Each of these raw factors is converted to a scale of 0 to 100, after which the average of the converted values is computed. The result represents the country’s business freedom score. Unless otherwise noted, the Index relies on the following sources in determining business freedom scores, in order of priority: World Bank, Doing Business 2013; Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Commerce, 2009–2012; U.S. Department of Commerce, Country Commercial Guide, 2009–2012; and official government publications of each country. Source: http://www.heritage.org/index/business-freedom

MITI’s ASEAN Portal can be accessed via http://aec2015.miti.gov.my/

MITI Weekly Bulletin / www.miti.gov.my “DRIVING Transformation, POWERING Growth” International Report US Trade Performance, August 2015 Trade in Goods and Services Trade in Goods and Services IMPORTS (USD Billion) EXPORTS (USD Billion)

41.1 60.6 Services Services 40.8 60.3

192.4 124.5 Goods August (Import) Goods August (Export) 189.8 128.5 July (Import) July (Export)

233.4 185.1 Goods and Services Goods and Services 230.6 188.8

0 50 100 150 200 250 0 50 100 150 200 US Trade with ASEAN Member States, August 2015 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 US$ million US$ 1,500 4,490.1 4,026.0 3,969.0 3,316.8

1,000 2,136.6 335.2 500 1,537.4 22.9 10.7 4.8 0 Vietnam Singapore Malaysia Thailand Indonesia Philippines Cambodia Myanmar Brunei Laos

Hong Kong Belgium US$22.7b US$23.4b (3%) Netherlands (4%) US$27.1b (4%)

South Korea Canada US$29.6b US$189.8b US Top 10 (4%) (30%) Export Destinations, Germany UK US$32.8b US$37.5b Total Exports (5%) (6%) US$1,008.7 billion January - August 2015 Japan US$42.9b (7%) Mexico China US$158.0b US$74.6b ( 25%) (12%)

Source : Bureau of Economic Analysis MITI Weekly Bulletin / www.miti.gov.my “DRIVING Transformation, POWERING Growth” Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for Selected Economies

United Kingdom USA 55 58 57.5 54.0 54.0 57 54 53.5 53.3 56 55.9 55.7 53.0 52.7 55 55.1 53 54.8 54.0 Index Points Index Index Points Index 54 51.9 51.9 53.9 53.8 52 51.8 54.1 51.6 53.9 53.6 51.5 51.4 51.5 53 53.1 53.0 51 52

Russia Japan 52 53 51.7 52.4 51 52.2 50.4 52 52.0 50.3 51.7 52.0 51.6 51.7 50 49.7 51.2 51 50.9 51.0 49.1 49 48.9 48.9 48.7 Index Points Index Index Points Index 50.3 48.3 50 50.1 48.1 49.9 48 47.9 47.6 47.6 47 49

China Singapore 51 53 50.7 50.2 50.4 51.9 51.8 52 50 50.0 49.7 49.6 49.4 51 49.6 50.5 50.4 49.2 50.2 49 49.9 48.9 50 49.6 49.7 49.6 49.6 49.7 Index Points Index Index Points Index 49.3 48 47.8 49 48.6 47.3 47.2 47 48

Germany 54 53.3 53 52.8 Notes : 1. PMI is an indicator of the economic health of the 52.3 manufacturing sector. The PMI index is based on 52.1 51.9 52 five major indicators: new orders, inventory levels, 51.2 51.8 51.4 production, supplier deliveries and the employment 51 51.1 51.1 environment.

Index Points Index 50.9 2. PMI of more than 50 represents expansion of the 50 manufacturing sector, compared to the previous month. A reading under 50 represents a contraction, while a reading 49.9 49.5 at 50 indicates no change. 49 Source : http://ieconomics.com/manufacturing-pmi

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10 World Records You didn’t know are being held by Malaysians

World’s Largest Hotel World’s Fastest Smash in Badminton World’s Most Selfies Taken in One (First World Hotel) (Tan Boon Heong) Hour (Hazwan Noor)

World’s Greatest Women’s Squash Player World’s Fastest Coconut Piercing World’s Largest Capsule Vending (Nicol David) Master Machine (Ho Eng Hui) (Berjaya Times Square)

World’s Fastest Man with a Football World’s Largest Parade Of Boats World’s Youngest Pilot to Fly Solo Balanced on Head (Kemaman Terengganu) Around The World (Low Yee Ming) (James Anthony Tan)

World’s Longest Underwater Cleanup (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah)

Source: https://vulcanpost.com/387171/10-world-records-you-didnt-know-are-being-held-by-malaysians/

MITI Weekly Bulletin / www.miti.gov.my “DRIVING Transformation, POWERING Growth” Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs) Number of Certificates (Provisional data) 16 Aug 2015 23 Aug 2015 30 Aug 2015 6 Sep 2015 13 Sep 2015 20 Sep 2015 27 Sep 2015 4 Oct 2015 AANZFTA 942 1,040 916 727 868 674 1,017 1,026 AIFTA 742 724 780 577 614 574 597 776 AJCEP 112 211 210 195 236 167 197 241 ATIGA 4,399 4,422 4,358 4,506 4,346 3,955 4,037 4,837 ACFTA 1,300 1,505 1,461 1,242 1,307 1,021 1,035 1,582 AKFTA 739 912 744 755 825 609 755 778 MICECA 289 336 305 239 250 274 302 311 MNZFTA 15 3 3 2 21 2 7 6 MCFTA 53 110 71 65 77 42 57 77 MAFTA 396 449 436 318 414 368 390 417 MJEPA 764 815 966 771 732 754 824 927 MPCEPA 184 186 170 109 155 115 130 153 GSP 117 160 129 144 123 122 159 176 MTFTA 93 239 283 152 321 141 172 202 Notes: The preference giving countries under the GSP scheme are Cambodia, the Russian Federation, Japan, Switzerland, and Norway.

AANZFTA: ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement MPCEPA: Malaysia-Pakistan Closer Economic Partnership (Implemented since 1 January 2010) Agreement (Implemented since 1 January 2008) MJEPA: Malaysia-Japan Economic Partnership ATIGA: ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement Agreement (Implemented since 13 July 2006) (Implemented since 1 May 2010) MICECA: Malaysia-India Comprehensive Economic AJCEP: ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Cooperation Agreement (Implemented since 1 July 2011) (Implemented since 1 February 2009) MNZFTA: Malaysia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement ACFTA: ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 August 2010) (Implemented since 1 July 2003) MCFTA: Malaysia-Chile Free Trade Agreement AKFTA: ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 25 February 2012) (Implemented since 1 July 2006) MAFTA: Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement AIFTA: ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 January 2013) (Implemented since 1 January 2010) MTFTA: Malaysia-Turkey Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 August 2015) Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin 600 5,000 4,500 500 4,000

3,500 400 3,000

RM million 300 2,500

RM million 2,000 200 1,500

1,000 100 500

0 0 16 Aug 23 Aug 30 Aug 6 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 27 Sep 4 Oct 16 Aug 23 Aug 30 Aug 6 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 27 Sep 4 Oct AANZFTA 85 99 85 78 82 70 124 109 ATIGA 997 783 1,272 754 681 766 659 944 AIFTA 153 153 209 188 156 522 153 252 ACFTA 4,575 982 557 435 902 341 480 901 AJCEP 47 71 58 91 110 67 89 122 AKFTA 133 137 160 172 851 123 271 150

200 180

180 160

160 140

140 120 120 100 100 80 RM million RM 80 RM million RM 60 60 40 40

20 20

0 0 16 Aug 23 Aug 30 Aug 6 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 27 Sep 4 Oct 16 Aug 23 Aug 30 Aug 6 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 27 Sep 4 Oct MICECA 48.23 56.30 47.98 47.81 35.16 38.17 50.45 55.99 MJEPA 147 162 162 113 131 165 157 154 MNZFTA 0.42 0.08 0.10 0.01 0.45 0.07 0.42 0.09 MPCEPA 63 69 41 11 53 59 16 20 MCFTA 6.82 12.65 24.53 43.73 55.92 6.16 20.31 11.12 GSP 20 27 21 32 23 48 39 32 MAFTA 185.99 41.61 35.63 30.60 30.81 32.08 35.02 40.40 MTFTA 35 68 89 112 144 55 62 72

Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia MITI Weekly Bulletin / www.miti.gov.my “DRIVING Transformation, POWERING Growth” Malaysian Ringgit Exchange Rate with Euro and Pound Sterling EUR = RM GBP = RM

5.00 1 EUR = RM 4.85 6.80 1 GBP = RM 6.62 6.60 4.80 6.40 4.60 6.20 6.00 4.40 5.80 4.20 5.60 5.40 4.00 5.20 3.80 5.00 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep 2014 2015

Source : Bank Negara Malaysia Gold Prices, 5 June - 9 October 2015 US$/Gram Gold 39.0 38.5 38.0 37.4 37.5 37.0 36.5 37.0 36.0 35.5 35.0 34.5 34.0 3 Jul 5 Jun 2 Oct 9 Oct 4 Sep 7 Aug 10Jul 16Jul 24Jul 31Jul 12Jun 19Jun 26Jun 11Sep 18Sep 25Sep 14Aug 21Aug 28Aug

Source : http://www.gold.org/investments/statistics/gold_price_chart/ Silver and Platinum Prices, 5 June - 9 October 2015 US$/Oz Silver US$/Oz Platinum 16.5 1,150.0 16.1 16.0 1,096.5 1,100.0 15.5 15.8

15.0 1,050.0

14.5 1,000.0 980.0 14.0 950.0 13.5

13.0 900.0 3 Jul 3 Jul 5 Jun 5 Jun 2 Oct 9 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 4 Sep 4 Sep 7 Aug 7 Aug 10Jul 16Jul 24Jul 31Jul 10Jul 16Jul 24Jul 31Jul 12Jun 19Jun 26Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26Jun 11Sep 18Sep 25Sep 11Sep 18Sep 25Sep 14Aug 21Aug 28Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28Aug http://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_3023-cashprices.html?mod=topnav_2_3023

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Crude Crude Raw Rubber Cocoa Scrap Iron Coal Commodity Petroleum Palm Oil Sugar SMR 20 SMC 2 HMS (per MT) (per bbl) (per MT) (per MT) (per MT) (per MT) (per MT) 9 Oct 2015 210 (high)

49.6 584.0 292.3 1,279.5 2,034.5 46.4

(US$) 195 (low)

8.7 % change* 9.0 5.5 6.4 2.9 6.5 0.2 7.1

2014i 54.6 - 107.6 823.3 352.3 1,718.3 2,615.8 59.8 370.0

2013i 88.1 - 108.6 805.5 361.6 2,390.8 1,933.1 .. 485.6

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 Highest and Lowest Prices, 2014/2015

Crude Petroleum (9 Oct 2015) Average Domestic US$49.6 per bbl Prices, 9 Oct 2015 Highest Lowest (US$ per bbl) (US$ per bbl)

2015 2015 29 May 2015: 60.3 21 Aug 2015: 40.5

2014 2014 Billets 13 June 2014: 107.6 26 Dec 2014: 54.6 (per MT) RM1,300 - RM1,350

Crude Palm Oil (9 Oct 2015) US$584.0 per MT Highest Lowest (US$ per MT) (US$ per MT) Steel Bars 2015 2015 (per MT) 16 Jan 2015: 701.0 4 Sep 2015: 500.5 RM1,500 - RM1,600

2014 2014 14 Mar 2014: 982.5 26 Dec 2014: 664.0

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.

MITI Weekly Bulletin / www.miti.gov.my “DRIVING Transformation, POWERING Growth” Commodity Price Trends

Crude Palm Oil Rubber SMR 20 640 1,450

630.5 1,407.5 620 1,396.0 622.5 1,400

600 599.5 1,350 1,343.5 1,341.5 584.0

580 1,302.5 577.5 1,300 1,285.0 1,281.5 560 1,262.5 1,279.5

US$/mt US$/mt 1,250.5 1,250 1,243.5 551.0 553.5 540 1,216.5

1,200 529.5 520 522.0 512.5 1,150 500 503.5 500.5

480 1,100 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 2 Oct 9 Oct 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 2 Oct 9 Oct

Cocoa Black Pepper 2,300 8,500 2,231.5 7,967 2,197.7 8,000 7,822 7,853 2,200 7,806 7,894 2,183.8 7,707 7,500 2,115.5 7,507 7,296 2,094.5 2,100 7,286 7,267 7,000 7,148 6,940 2,044.3 2,034.5 7,063 6,864 6,928 2,058.0 2,047.3 2,009.8 2,033.5 6,742 2,000 2,021.6 6,469 USD/ tonne 6,500 6,515 US$/mt

6,245 6,000 1,900 5,740 1,910.4 5,843 5,779 5,500

1,800 5,000 Jul Jul Jan Jan Jun Jun Oct Oct Apr Apr Feb Sep Feb Sep Dec Aug Aug Nov Mar Mar May May 1,700 2014 2015 16 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 2 Oct 9 Oct * until 2 October 2015

Raw Sugar Crude Petroleum 300 60

290 292.3 57.5

280 55 54.6 270 274.8 52.7 52.2 260 50 50.9 50.1 49.6 49.6 49.0 48.6 48.6 250 254.0 48.1 48.1 48.1 US$/mt

US$/bbl 47.5 248.3 249.0 47.1 245.3 245.8 240 45 46.1 45.7 242.0 45.5 45.2 45.5 240.0 44.6 44.7 43.9 230 234.0 42.5 228.5 228.0 40 220 40.5

210 Crude Petroleum (WTI)/bbl Crude Petroleum (Brent)/bbl 200 35 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 2 Oct 9 Oct 16 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 2 Oct 9 Oct

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.

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Commodity Price Trends

Aluminium Copper

2,100 2,056 7,400 7,291 2,030 7,200 7,113 7,149 2,000 7,002 7,000 1,990 6,891 6,872 1,948 6,800 6,713 1,946 6,821 1,900 1,909 6,600 6,737 6,650 6,674 1,819 6,446 1,811 1,839 1,818 6,400 6,295 1,800 1,815 1,804 6,200 6,042 US$/ tonne 1,727 1,774 US$/ tonne 5,940 1,751 6,000 5,833 1,700 1,705 5,800 5,831 1,695 1,688 5,600 5,729 1,640 5,457 1,600 5,400 1,590 5,217 5,200 5,127 1,548 1,500 5,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep 2014 2015 2014 2015

Nickel Coal 47.8 19,401 19,118 19,000 47.6

18,629 18,600 47.5 47.5 18,035 47.4

47.3 17,000 17,374 47.3 47.2 47.3 47.3 47.3 15,962 47.2 15,812 15,807 47.0 15,678 15,000 14,574 14,849 46.8 46.9 46.9 US$/ tonne 14,101 14,204 US$/mt 13,756 13,000 13,511 46.6 12,831 12,825 46.6 46.4 46.4 11,000 11,413 46.2 10,386 9,938 46.0 9,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep 45.8 2014 2015 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 2 Oct 9 Oct

Scrap Iron Iron Ore 140.0 300

130.0 128.1 280.0 280.0 280.0 121.4 280 120.0 114.6 270.0 270.0 110.0 111.8 260.0 260 100.6 260.0 260.0 260.0 100.0 250.0 250.0 96.1 92.6 250.0 250.0 240.0 90.0 92.7 240 US$/dmtu 81.0 US$/mt 230.0 230.0 80.0 82.4 74.0 230.0 230.0 230.0 68.0 220 70.0 220.0 63.0 63.0 210.0 68.0 60.0 58.0 57.0 60.0 56.0 210.0 210.0 200 50.0 52.0 52.0 Scrap Iron/MT (High) 195.0 Scrap Iron/MT(Low) 40.0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep 180 15 May 29 May 5 Jun 19 Jun 3 Jul 24 Jul 7 Aug 14 Aug 28 Aug 11 Sep 25 Sep 9 Oct 2014 2015

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PHN Industry Sdn Bhd PHN Industry Sdn Bhd, jointly owned by DRB-HICOM Berhad and PROTON Holdings Sdn Bhd, is the leading manufacturer of automotive components in Malaysia. The company is Tier-1 supplier for body structure modules for major Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) namely PROTON, PERODUA and HONDA. PHN is specializing in the metal stamping, components assembly, roll forming and dies manufacturing. The company is capable of offering customers a full range of mechanical press and welding services including fine blanking, tailored welded blank (TWB) stamping and assembly for high tensile and advanced high tensile material. The company’s roll forming facilities is the first automotive high tensile roll forming production line in South East Asia. The company’s dies manufacturing solution offers full range of services from design to assembly and also producing dies for selected models for major OEMs namely PROTON and NISSAN. Backed by a team of 1,200 highly trained workforces, combined with four state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Shah Alam, Bukit Beruntung, Melaka and Subang Jaya, the company commitment to customers and shareholders is to produce top quality automotive components, and dies while remain competitive in the automotive industry of the region. PHN is recognized for its good manufacturing practices through the certification of ISO/TS16949, ISO 9001, EMS 14001 and OHSAS 18001.OHSAS 18001:2007 Capabilities & Technologies PHN is proud to be associated with using only the best in technologies to produce top quality automotive components and parts for its manufacturing and assembly business. From assembly line production equipment to robotic engineering, aided by computer integrated manufacturing system and factory automated systems in place, quality and consistency are always the key ingredients for all output materials. It is capable of offering customers a full range of mechanical press and welding services, deep drawing capability up to 50mm via link-motion press, progressive type stamping up to 300 tonnages, TWB stamping, Hot Press Forming (HPF), Co2 welding by manual and robotic application and spot welding for high tensile and coated materials to name a few. To guarantee reliability of components produced with only the highest quality of raw materials used and to ensure optimum productivity on production lines, an integrated manufacturing system (IMS) is utilised, combined with the technical check and balances of highly trained and qualified floor supervisors.

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Malaysia and the World Bank Group Ink Final Agreement to Open New Office in Kuala Lumpur

The Government of Malaysia and the World Bank Group signed an Office Support Agreement today, the final legal instrument necessary to establish the knowledge and research officein Kuala Lumpur and commence operations from Sasana Kijang, Bank Negara Malaysia. Second Deputy Minister of Finance, H.E. Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani, signed on behalf of Malaysia, and World Bank Group Country Director for Southeast Asia, Ulrich Zachau signed on behalf of the World Bank. The new World Bank Group Office will serve as an operational hub to facilitate the sharing of Malaysia’s rich development experiences with developing countries around the world, and to provide Malaysia with access to international knowledge and expertise as it transitions into an advanced, high-income economy. The Office will also carry out innovative development policy research and analytical work on a wide range of regional and global issues, including assessments of the business and investment climate across countries. H.E. Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani, said “Malaysia is globally recognized for its progress and achievements in economic planning and development, poverty reduction, provision of modern financial services, as well as public sector performance. At this juncture of our development journey we look forward to working closely with the World Bank Group to use this experience to benefit other countries.” Malaysia is one of the countries identified by the World Bank to have recorded average growth of more than 7 percent per year for 25 years or more. Economic growth was inclusive, as Malaysia also succeeded in nearly eradicating poverty: the share of households living below the national poverty line fell from over 50 percent in the 1960s to less than 1.0 percent currently. Building on decades of rapid development, and in an increasingly challenging global economic environment, Malaysia aims to maintain its path to high income country status by 2020. “Malaysia is a remarkable success story that many developing countries look to for inspiration,” said World Bank Country Director Ulrich Zachau. “The new World Bank Group office will allow Malaysia and the World Bank Group to work closely as partners to share Malaysia’s extensive expertise and experience in building prosperity and reducing poverty with countries around the world.” Source: http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2015/10/01/malaysia-and-the-world-bank-group-ink-final-agreement-to- open-new-world-bank-group-office-in-kuala-lumpur?cid=EAP_NLMalaysiaEN_P_EXT

International Reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia as at 30 September 2015

The international reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia amounted to RM415.1 billion (equivalent to USD93.3 billion) as at 30 September 2015. The decline in reserves level in USD terms as at 30 September 2015 was mainly due to the quarterly adjustment for foreign exchange revaluation changes. The reserves position is sufficient to finance 8.6 months of retained imports and is 1.2 times the short-term external debt1.

Note: 1 Refers to the redefined short-term external debt, which includes short-term offshore borrowing, non-resident holdings of short-term ringgit debt securities, non-resident deposits with the banking system and other short-term debt. For more information, please refer to the box article titled ‘The Redefinition of External Debt’ in the Quarterly Bulletin on Economic and Financial Developments in the Malaysian Economy in the First Quarter of 2014. Source: Bank Negara Malaysia

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