KUALA TERENGGANU, 1 Julai (Bernama) -- Usahawan di Pantai Timur perlu lebih aktif menyertai ekspo perdagangan di luar negara dalam usaha mengembangkan perniagaan masing-masing, kata Pengarah Perbadanan Pembangunan Perdagangan Luar Malaysia (Matrade) Wilayah Timur Hasziah Mohd Yazid.
Ini kerana, katanya penyertaan usahawan dan syarikat dari Pantai Timur, termasuk Terengganu, di dalam ekspo perdagangan di luar negara amat sedikit berbanding syarikat dari Pantai Barat.
"Ekspo seperti Ekspo China-ASEAN (CAEXPO) dapat memberi pendedahan dan peluang kepada syarikat tempatan mencari rakan niaga, sekaligus mengembangkan perniagaan mereka ke luar negara," katanya kepada Bernama di sini pada Khamis.
Beliau ditemui pada seminar Mempromosi Ekspo China-ASEAN (CAEXPO) 2010 ke-tujuh yang akan diadakan di Nanning, Guangxi, China, dari 20 hingga 24 Oktober ini.
Yang turut hadir, Naib Setiausaha Sekretariat ekspo berkenaan, Gong Qijun dan Yang Dipertua Dewan Perniagaan Melayu Malaysia Terengganu Datuk Tengku Ismail Tengku Jaafar.
Seminar berkenaan merupakan yang terakhir dari beberapa siri promosi CAEXPO 2010 yang turut diadakan di Kuala Lumpur, Pulau Pinang Kuching, Sarawak dan Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
Menurut Hasziah, ekspo yang akan diadakan itu diharap dapat dijadikan platform untuk usahawan mengembangkan perniagaan masing-masing selain meneroka peluang yang ditawarkan.
Katanya China menjadi rakan niaga Malaysia yang terbesar dengan jumlah dagangan US$36.3 bilion.
"Hubungan ekonomi di antara Malaysia dan China juga telah mencatat pertumbuhan pesat dalam perdagangan dan pelaburan dalam tempoh 10 tahun lalu," katanya.
Walau pun menghadapi cabaran ekonomi dunia, katanya eksport Malaysia ke China mencatat pertumbuhan dua angka iaitu 12.2 peratus atau US$19.1 bilion pada 2009 manakala import Malaysia dari China menurun 9.3 peratus atau US$17.2 bilion.
Antara Januari hingga Mei 2010, katanya China kekal sebagai rakan dagang terbesar Malaysia dengan jumlah eksport ke China sebanyak US$19.1 bilion, iaitu pertumbuhan 89.2 peratus berbanding tempoh yang sama pada 2009.
"Dengan perjanjian Perdagangan Bebas ASEAN-China (ACAFTA) mulai 1 Januari 2010, cukai untuk lebih 90 peratus barangan telah diturunkan sehingga sifar peratus. Ini diharap akan menggalakkan lagi perdagangan Malaysia dan China," katanya.
Beliau berkata Ekspo China-ASEAN juga boleh dianggap sebagai simbol kerja sama antara negara-negara ASEAN dengan China, yang tidak hanya di arena perdagangan dan pelaburan, malah juga pelancongan.
"Tahun lalu, 100 syarikat Malaysia menyertai ekspo ini dalam lima kluster industri iaitu makanan dan minuman, produk SME, Jenama Malaysia serta agensi kerajaan."
"Penyertaan Malaysia ini telah merekodkan jumlah jualan RM204.5 juta. Memandangkan Malaysia kini berazam untuk mengeksport perkhidmatan ke China. Untuk ekspo yang akan diadakan ini, kluster industri perkhidmatan turut ditambah," katanya.
-- BERNAMA
Saturday, July 3, 2010
East Coast Entrepreneurs Urged To Participate In Expositions Overseas
KUALA TERENGGANU, July 1 (Bernama) -- Entrepreneurs from the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia are urged to actively participate in the expositions overseas in efforts to grow their businesses.
Malaysia External Trade Development Corp Eastern Region director, Hasziah Mohd Yazid, said the participation from entrepreneurs and companies from the East Coast, including Terengganu, in the trade expos overseas was low compared with those from the West Coast.
"The expos, like the 7th China-Asean Expo 2010 (CAEXPO) will provide a good opportunity for local companies to network with others," she told Bernama here Thursday.
Hasziah said this on the sidelines of the seminar to promote CAEXPO 2010, which will be held in Nanning, Guangxi Province, China from Oct 20-24.
Also present were CAEXPO secretariat vice director-general, Gong Qijun and Terengganu Malay Chamber of Commerce head, Datuk Tengku Ismail Tengku Jaafar.
The seminar is the last in the series to promote CAEXPO 2010 after Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu.
She said the expo would serve as a platform for entrepreneurs to expand their businesses and explore the opportunities available.
Hasziah said China was Malaysia's largest trading partner last year with total trade amounting to US$36.3 billion (US$1=RM3.21).
"The bilateral economic relations have also seen the rapid growth in trade and investment within the last ten years.
"Malaysia's exports to China grew by 12.2 per cent to US$19.1 billion in 2009 while imports from China declined by 9.3 per cent to US$17.2 billion," she said.
She said China continued to be Malaysia largest trading partner.
"Between January and May this year, total exports to China grew by 89.2 per cent to US$19.1 billion compared with the same period last year.
"With the implementation of Asean-China Free Trade Agreement (ACAFTA) from Jan 1 this year where the tariffs of more than 90 per cent of the products were reduced to zero, it is expected that Malaysia's trade with China will continue to grow," she said.
Hasziah said CAEXPO 2010 could be regarded as a symbol of cooperation between Asean members and China not only in trade and investment but also in tourism.
"Last year, 100 Malaysian firms participated in the expo under five industry clusters -- food, beverages, general products by small and medium industries, Malaysia brands and government agencies
"This year we have added a services industry cluster because Malaysia is focusing to promote services exports to China," she said.
She said the Malaysian exhibitors secured deals worth RM204.5 million at the expo last year.
-- BERNAMA
Malaysia External Trade Development Corp Eastern Region director, Hasziah Mohd Yazid, said the participation from entrepreneurs and companies from the East Coast, including Terengganu, in the trade expos overseas was low compared with those from the West Coast.
"The expos, like the 7th China-Asean Expo 2010 (CAEXPO) will provide a good opportunity for local companies to network with others," she told Bernama here Thursday.
Hasziah said this on the sidelines of the seminar to promote CAEXPO 2010, which will be held in Nanning, Guangxi Province, China from Oct 20-24.
Also present were CAEXPO secretariat vice director-general, Gong Qijun and Terengganu Malay Chamber of Commerce head, Datuk Tengku Ismail Tengku Jaafar.
The seminar is the last in the series to promote CAEXPO 2010 after Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu.
She said the expo would serve as a platform for entrepreneurs to expand their businesses and explore the opportunities available.
Hasziah said China was Malaysia's largest trading partner last year with total trade amounting to US$36.3 billion (US$1=RM3.21).
"The bilateral economic relations have also seen the rapid growth in trade and investment within the last ten years.
"Malaysia's exports to China grew by 12.2 per cent to US$19.1 billion in 2009 while imports from China declined by 9.3 per cent to US$17.2 billion," she said.
She said China continued to be Malaysia largest trading partner.
"Between January and May this year, total exports to China grew by 89.2 per cent to US$19.1 billion compared with the same period last year.
"With the implementation of Asean-China Free Trade Agreement (ACAFTA) from Jan 1 this year where the tariffs of more than 90 per cent of the products were reduced to zero, it is expected that Malaysia's trade with China will continue to grow," she said.
Hasziah said CAEXPO 2010 could be regarded as a symbol of cooperation between Asean members and China not only in trade and investment but also in tourism.
"Last year, 100 Malaysian firms participated in the expo under five industry clusters -- food, beverages, general products by small and medium industries, Malaysia brands and government agencies
"This year we have added a services industry cluster because Malaysia is focusing to promote services exports to China," she said.
She said the Malaysian exhibitors secured deals worth RM204.5 million at the expo last year.
-- BERNAMA
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Angkasa To Form Consortium To Strengthen Cooperative Movement
February 27, 2010 22:02 PM
Angkasa To Form Consortium To Strengthen Cooperative Movement
KUANTAN, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The National Cooperative Organisation of Malaysia (Angkasa) is planning to form a national consortium to strengthen the cooperative movement in the country.
Its deputy president, Datuk Abdul Fattah Abdullah said the consortium would enable cooperatives to work together in bigger projects.
He said if cooperatives were to move on their own, the chances of securing big projects might be lower as their capital and expertise were limited.
"Under a consortium, cooperatives stand a better chance to enter bigger markets like the East Coast Economic Region (ECER)," he told reporters after closing Angkasa's Cooperative Diversification Seminar here on Saturday.
For a start, he said Angkasa liaison offices in the east coast states would set up state-level consortia, comprising all registered cooperatives in their respective states.
So far, he said 65 per cent or 7,200 cooperatives nationwide had registered with Angkasa, with 992 cooperatives in the east coast alone.
-- BERNAMA
Angkasa To Form Consortium To Strengthen Cooperative Movement
KUANTAN, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The National Cooperative Organisation of Malaysia (Angkasa) is planning to form a national consortium to strengthen the cooperative movement in the country.
Its deputy president, Datuk Abdul Fattah Abdullah said the consortium would enable cooperatives to work together in bigger projects.
He said if cooperatives were to move on their own, the chances of securing big projects might be lower as their capital and expertise were limited.
"Under a consortium, cooperatives stand a better chance to enter bigger markets like the East Coast Economic Region (ECER)," he told reporters after closing Angkasa's Cooperative Diversification Seminar here on Saturday.
For a start, he said Angkasa liaison offices in the east coast states would set up state-level consortia, comprising all registered cooperatives in their respective states.
So far, he said 65 per cent or 7,200 cooperatives nationwide had registered with Angkasa, with 992 cooperatives in the east coast alone.
-- BERNAMA
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