Guan Eng confident China will purchase more Malaysian palm oil

Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng gesturing while delivering his speech during the luncheon in celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and Malaysia at Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. IZZRAFIQ ALIAS / The Star. June 24, 2019.

KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng hopes to receive some good news from China when he visits in July, adding that Malaysia is confident that they will purchase more palm oil.

During his speech at the celebration of the 45th anniversary of China and Malaysia’s diplomatic relationship, Lim said Malaysia faces a total deficit of RM44.1bil in its trade with China.