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Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia

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Source:New Straits Times, October 20, 2014

MITI in the newsSpain Businesses Keen to Invest Here

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SPANISH businesses are keen to invest in Malaysia and have expressed keen interest in broad sectors, including the high-speed rail project linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. International Trade and Industry Minister Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed said Spain’s investments in Malaysia, although small, still totalled a significant US$2.5 billion (RM8.2 billion) through Acerinox and Tecnicas Reunidas. This, he said, had lifted Spain’s profile in Malaysia.“The flow of investments from Spain marks a diversification in the volume of quality investments we are targeting for in Europe,” he said at a forum on investment opportunities, here, yesterday. Germany, Britain and France are traditionally the main sources of foreign direct investments to Malaysia.For the first half of this year, the Malaysian Investment Development Authority has approved US$64.8 million in investments from manufacturing projects. Mustapa is leading the biggest high-powered delegation to Spain, which included state investment officials as well as senior officials from DRB-HICOM Bhd and Mara Aerospace & Technologies Sdn Bhd. Mustapa, who co-chaired the forum that was attended by captains of industry, including in automotive, renewable energy, steel industry and biotechnology, said the Spanish presence was in the engineering, stainless steel and IT solutions sectors. The flow of Spanish investments into Malaysia was started by Tecnidas Reunidas when it won a US$1.5 billion contract from Petronas for the Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development project in Pengerang, Johor, while Acerinox’s Bahru Stainless Steel Sdn Bhd in Johor

involved an investment of US$852 million. There are 18 Spanish regional establishments located in Malaysia, including Scytl and Elevadores Goian. Meanwhile, Spanish firms are keen to participate in the US$14 billion 350km high-speed rail project.Officials briefed Mustapa on the Spanish experience when he visited the Madrid Atocha Station. Spain is currently working closely with Singapore’s local transportation authorities on engineering collaboration and has offered to do the same with Malaysia. Its Secretary of State for Trade, Jaime Garcia-Legaz, also highlighted the success of a Spanish consortium in undertaking a high-speed rail project linking Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. Garcia-Legaz, in his bilateral meeting with Mustapa, said the current US$1.05 billion trade volume between Spain and Malaysia was low, necessitating the need to remove obstacles by way of the Malaysia-European Union Free Trade Agreement.

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia

Labour Force (‘000)13,926.2

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Employed (‘000)13,546.5

Labour Force Market, August 2014

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Unemployed (‘000)379.7

Labour Force Participation Rate Aug 2013 Aug 2014

Working age population (15-64) ,2013: 20.76 mil. and 2014: 20.44mil

67.1%67.6%

% change 0.5%

Aug 2013

Unemployment Rate Aug 2014Aug 2013

2.7%

% change 0.4%

3.1%

Note : Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) : Ratio of the labour force to the working age (15-64) population

note:Labour Force: Those who are in the 15-64 age group who are either employed or unemployed

Note: Unemployment rate is the proportion of unemployed population to the total population in labour force


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Aprroved Investments in Manufacturing Sector, 2005 - July 2014

Source : Malaysian Investment Development Authority

Approved Investments in Manufacturing Sector Jan - July 2014

Projects498

Pontential Employment

52,621

Total Capital Investment

RM53.2 billion

Domestic : RM22.4 billion

Foreign : RM30.7 billion

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Foreign Investment


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Total Capital Investment

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Approved Investments in Manufacturing Projects by Major Industries, Jan - July 2014

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RM1.9bil.RM1.8bil.

Transport Equipment

MITI Weekly bulletin www.miti.gov.mySource : Malaysian Investment Development Authority

Approved Investments in Manufacturing Projects by State, Jan - July 2014

Domestic Investment : RM127.1bil.Foreign Investment: RM59.5bil.Total investment: RM186.6bil.

JohorDomestic Investment : RM3.2bil.Foreign Investment: RM74.6bil.Total investment: RM77.9 bil.

SarawakDomestic Investment : RM1.6bil.Foreign Investment: RM48.3bil.Total investment: RM49.9bil.

Pahang


PenangDomestic Investment : RM27.1bil.Foreign Investment: RM18.8bil.Total investment: RM45.9bil.

SelangorDomestic Investment : RM3.3bil.Foreign Investment: RM41.0bil.Total investment: RM44.3bil.

Kedah

Domestic Investment : RM20.7bil.Foreign Investment: RM5.4bil.Total investment: RM26.2bil

SabahDomestic Investment : RM5.6bil.Foreign Investment: RM13.8bil.Total investment: RM19.5bil.

NegeriSembilan


Kelantan

Domestic Investment : RM5.7bil.Foreign Investment: RM3.6bil.Total investment: RM9.3bil

PerakDomestic Investment : RM1.5bil.Foreign Investment: RM5.8bil.Total investment: RM7.3bil.

Malacca


Others*

Note: Others* include Terengganu, Perlis, Kuala Lumpur and Labuan

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“Our ASEAN Neighbours”

Sources:http://www.bsp.gov.ph/statisticshttp://en.wikipedia.org


Indonesia

K e y E c o n o m i c I n d i c a t o r s

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Trade With Malaysia, 2005 - Aug 2014

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6,513.34,372.0

5,651.8

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USD Mil.Export Import Trade Balance

NationalAccount

Real GDP Growth Rate

5.1% ( Q2 2014)

External Trade (Q2 2014)

Exports: US$44,534mil.Imports: US$46,747mil.

Total Trade : US$91,281mil.

PricesInflation Rate4.2% (Q2 2014)

Financial Account

(Q2 2014)

Net Foreign Direct Investment

US$6,416mil.

Gross International Reserves

US$107,678mil.

LabourUnemployment Rate

5.7% (Q1 2014)

Area1,904,569 km2 735,358 sq mi

PopulationTotal Population

252,164,8002014 estimate

Congratulations!to H.E. Joko Widodo on his

inauguration as theseventh President of the

Republic of Indonesia

7 HABITS of HEALTHY ,

HAPPY PEOPLEThe father of positive psychology

Martin Seligman, theorises that while 60 percent of happiness is determined by our genetics and

environment, the remaining 40 percent is up to us

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MITI Weekly Bulletin / www.miti.gov.mySource : New Straits Times, October 14,2014

Kuala Lumpur

They surround themselves with other happy people

They smile when they mean it

They cultivate resilience

They try to be happy

They are mindful of the good

They appreciate simple pleasures

They devote some of their time to giving

Source : http://www.gold.org/investments/statistics/gold_price_chart/

US$/MT

Malaysian Ringgit Exchange Rate with Euro and British Pound Sterling January 2013 - September 2014

Gold and Silver Prices, 3 Jan - 17 Oct 2014

Aluminium, Nickel and Copper Prices, Jan 2013- Sept 2014

2,038 1,990

8,047 6,872

17,473 18,035

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Euro (EUR) British Pound Sterling (GBP)

1 GBP = RM 5.25

1 EUR = RM 4.15

Source : Bank Negara, Malaysia

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MITI Weekly Bulletin / www.miti.gov.mySource : http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTDECPROSPECTS

Nickel Copper Aluminium

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Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia

Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)

Number of CertificatesValue of Preferential Certificates of Origin

AJCEP: ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (Implemented since 1 February 2009)

ACFTA: ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 July 2003) AKFTA: ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 July 2006)

AANZFTA: ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement(Implemented since 1 January 2010)

AIFTA: ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 January 2010)

ATIGA: ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (Implemented since 1 May 2010)

Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin

Number of Certificates

MICECA: Malaysia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (Implemented since 1 July 2011)

MNZFTA: Malaysia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 August 2010)MCFTA: Malaysia-Chile Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 25 February 2012)

Number of Certificates

Notes: The preference giving countries under the GSP scheme are Japan, Switzerland, the Russian Federation and Norway.

MPCEPA: Malaysia-Pakistan Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (Implemented since 1 January 2008)



MAFTA: Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 January 2013)

MJEPA: Malaysia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (Implemented since 13 July 2006)

AANZFTA AIFTA AJCEP ATIGA ACFTA AKFTA

31 Aug 2014 863 617 140 4,295 1,412 689

7 Sep 2014 891 571 240 4,243 1,508 754

14 Sep 2014 1,011 604 267 4,814 1,362 739

21 Sep 2014 757 517 102 4,435 1,132 689

28 Sep 2014 1,107 553 188 4,830 1,269 714

5 Oct 2014 849 560 263 4,664 1,237 757

12 Oct 2014 895 460 179 4,479 1,395 667

19 Oct 2014 1,025 544 220 4,993 1,770 787

MICECA MNZFTA MCFTA MAFTA

31 Aug 2014 323 12 66 3367 Sep 2014 317 3 73 406

14 Sep 2014 315 13 74 36421 Sep 2014 326 8 60 49828 Sep 2014 331 3 45 4705 Oct 2014 349 8 51 342

12 Oct 2014 297 3 48 30419 Oct 2014 322 4 127 639

MJEPA MPCEPA GSP

31 Aug 2014 822 160 1457 Sep 2014 877 172 123

14 Sep 2014 782 97 14921 Sep 2014 825 128 15128 Sep 2014 856 143 1255 Oct 2014 901 208 138

12 Oct 2014 785 135 12819 Oct 2014 865 130 169

31 Aug 7 Sep 14 Sep 21 Sep 28 Sep 5 Oct 12 Oct 19 OctAANZFTA 89 84 93 75 105 69 71 91AIFTA 161 166 156 121 118 142 119 91AJCEP 82 106 214 296 76 78 193 67

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Commodity Price Trends

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Crude Palm Oil1,695.5

1,660.5

1,666.5

1,647.5

1,614.5

1,507.0

1,529.0

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Rubber SMR 20

2,789.1

2,819.4

2,827.0 2,827.0

2,683.0 2,674.2

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98.5

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Crude Petroleum

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154.6

139.9

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345.0

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Scrap Iron

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Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Rubber Board, Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group

Source :

2013 2014

Crude Petroleum (17 October 2014)

US$81.0per bbl

Crude Palm Oil(17 October 2014)US$822.0 per MT

Highest & Lowest Prices, 2013/2014

17 October 2014 domestic prices for :1. Billets (per MT) : RM1,700 - RM1,7502. Steel bars (per MT) : RM1,900 - RM2,050

Commodity Prices

Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Rubber Board, Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group

Notes: All figures have been rounded to the nearest decimal point * Refer to % change from the previous week’s price i Average price in the year except otherwise indicated

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Petroleum (per bbl)

Crude Palm Oil (per MT)

Raw Sugar

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Rubber SMR 20(per MT)

Cocoa SMC 2

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Coal(per MT)

Scrap Iron HMS

(per MT)17 Oct 2014

(US$) 81.0 822.0 341.0 1,607.5 2,800.1 51.3 355.0 (high)345.0 (low)

% change* 2.8 14.4 2.2 9.3 0.6 1.0 unchanged

2013i 88.1 - 108.6 805.5 361.6 2,390.8 1,933.1 .. 485.6

2012i 77.7 - 109.5 1,000.4 473.8 952.5 2,128.9 .. 444.7

2011i 80.3 - 112.7 1,124.0 647.0 1,348.3 2,644.8 .. 491.0

Lowest

(US$ per bbl)

Highest(US$ per bbl)

Highest(US$ per MT)

Lowest

(US$ per MT)2014

26 Sept 2014: 107.62013

6 Sept 2013: 110.2

201417 Oct 2014: 81.0

201319 Apr 2013: 88.1

201414 Mar 2014: 982.5

201315 Nov 2013: 925.0

201429 Aug 2014: 693.0

20134 Jan 2013: 800.0


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Integrity Quote

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Indian Prime Minister

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