US-Malaysia tariff deal expected after Trump-Anwar phone call, says report


PETALING JAYA: With the Aug 1 deadline looming for the 25 per cent US tariffs on Malaysian goods, a phone call between the White House and Putrajaya has helped strike a deal to slash the import tax, according to a news report.

The Straits Times reported that official sources claim that the call between US President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had took place on Thursday (July 31) and a lower tariff of 15 to 20 per cent would be announced on Friday (Aug 1).

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