Economists: Malaysia should leverage US-China tariff pause to reposition itself


KUALA LUMPUR: The 90-day tariff pause between the United States (US) and China offers Malaysia a critical opportunity to reposition itself economically, according to economists.

After their first round of talks in Switzerland over the weekend since US President Donald Trump initiated tariffs on April 2 on every country, the US and China have struck a deal to reduce reciprocal tariffs by 115 percentage points.

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