The Commerce Department said on Tuesday the trade deficit declined 9.6 percent to $43.6 billion, also as exports increased to their highest level in more than two years, after rising to a near two-year high of $48.2 billion in January. (Shipping containers sit at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California - Reuters filepic)
SERDANG: Malaysia is expected to sign free trade agreements (FTAs) with Hong Kong and Iran by year-end, said Second Minister for International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan.
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