Malaysia to cut growth outlook, discuss ‘fair’ trade with US

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Finance minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan says the country will highlight its important role in global supply chains, particularly for semiconductors and US firms producing goods in Malaysia.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/04/25/malaysia-to-cut-growth-outlook-discuss-fair-trade-with-us  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Malaysia #US #Trade #Tariff

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00:00Malaysia is revising down its growth outlook as tariffs weigh on the economy while seeking a

00:07fair deal in trade talks that kick off with U.S. officials this week, said Second Finance Minister

00:13Amir Hamza Azizan. He said the government is reviewing its 2025 growth forecasts amid U.S.

00:21imposed levies, with a revised outlook to be released in the coming months.

00:25Malaysia grew at a slower-than-expected pace in the first quarter, even before the U.S.

00:31announced tariffs on trading partners. Earlier, the International Monetary Fund had downgraded

00:38Malaysia's real-growth domestic product growth forecast for 2025 to 4.1 percent from 4.7

00:45percent previously, reflecting a broader downward revision across the region. Meanwhile, Investment

00:53Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz is scheduled to meet with U.S. Trade Representative

00:58Jamison Greer. According to Amir, Malaysian officials plan to highlight to U.S. counterparts

01:04the country's important role in global supply chains, particularly for semiconductors and

01:10U.S. firms producing goods in Malaysia. He said Malaysia must explore options without

01:16disrupting the economy while seeking a fair discussion with the U.S.

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