Current low oil prices won’t affect Malaysia's trade adversely

JOHOR BAHARU, 13 Mei -- Timbalan Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri Datuk Hamim Samuri (dua,kiri) beramah mesra bersama para peserta selepas majlis perasmian Matrade Exporter Forum di Pusat Konvensyen Antarabangsa Persada hari ini.Turut kelihatan Pengerusi Perbadanan Pembangunan Perdagangan Luar Malaysia, Datuk Noraini Ahmad (kiri).--fotoBERNAMA (2015) HAKCIPTA TERPELIHARA

JOHOR BARU: The current low prices of crude oil is not expected to adversely affect the country’s overall trade this year as the Government has put in place other initiatives to boost trade.

Among which, said Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Hamim Samuri, were diversification and concentrating on other high-impact industries, including electrical and electronics, chemical products, palm oil, machinery, pharmaceutical, optical and scientific equipment.