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Perdagangan dengan blok BRICS lonjak 20%, kata Lukanisman

Lukanisman Awang Sauni berkata penyertaan Malaysia dalam BRICS membuka pasaran baharu di negara yang tiada perjanjian perdagangan bebas dengan Malaysia.

Perdagangan dengan blok BRICS lonjak 20%, kata Lukanisman

Malaysia's trade with the BRICS bloc has surged by 20% to RM481.02 billion for the first half of this year, compared to RM400.73 billion during the same period in 2025, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Awang Sauni. Key exports to BRICS countries rose by 17.4% to RM181.4 billion, while imports increased by 21.7% to RM299.62 billion.

China, Indonesia, and India remain Malaysia's largest BRICS trading partners, contributing nearly 90% of the total trade. Overall, Malaysia's trade with BRICS reached RM846.5 billion in 2024, marking a 3.4% increase from 2024's RM818.04 billion.

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