JAPAN-BOUND Malaysian products can enjoy tariff cuts or waivers as early as 2004 if Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur agree to an “early harvest” approach in their proposed bilateral free trade area (BFTA), said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz.
“If we work fast enough, it could be within one year to one year–plus, which is possible if we have progressive liberalisation,” she told Bernama in an interview in Kuala Lumpur.
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