Export performance in the spotlight


Economist Lee Heng Guie said he remains wary about the impact of trade tariffs on global economic growth and trade flows, as well as supply chain disruptions.

PETALING JAYA: As the dust settles on the immediate changes that US President Donald Trump will bring to the region, it is becoming more apparent that Malaysian exports to the United States are seen as vulnerable.

Although this may be mitigated by an eventual reduction in the trade surplus with the United States by increasing imports, economists are still anticipating at least some impact on this front as the trade wars show no sign of abating.

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