Malaysia–European Union Free Trade Agreement

Malaysia and the EU will be launching preliminary negotiation on the Malaysia - European Union Free Trade Agreement (MEUFTA). Malaysia expects the Free Trade Agreement between Malaysia and European Union (MEUFTA) to be concluded within 18 months of the start of negotiations in early December.

History

Dato' Seri Najib Razak kick started trade talks on the sidelines during the 2-day 8th Asia-Europe Meeting(Asem) held on October 4–5, 2010 in Brussels...

Background

The EU is a key trade and investment partner for Malaysia, ranked Malaysia's 4th largest trading partner. In 2009, the EU accounted for 11.2 per cent of Malaysia's global trade and 10.8 per cent of Malaysia's total exports.

As a regional grouping, the EU remains Malaysia's largest source of foreign direct investment with a total investment inflow of $US13.6 billion (A$14.02 billion) last year, mainly in manufacturing.

External links

FTA Malaysia - Free Trade Agreement Malaysia

Economy of Malaysia

History	1997 Asian financial crisis Tiger Cub Economies

Currency	Central Bank of Malaysia Malaysian ringgit

Banking and Finance	Malaysia Stock Exchange Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Islamic Banking Malaysian Electronic Payment System (MEPS) Overnight Policy Rate

Government agencies	Employees Provident Fund Energy Commission of Malaysia Federal Land Development Authority Khazanah Nasional Permodalan Nasional Berhad Malaysian Industrial Development Authority

Corridors and Regions	East Coast Economic Region (ECER) Iskandar Malaysia (IM) Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC) Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) Malaysia International Islamic Financial Centre (Kuala Lumpur) Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) Sabah Development Corridor (SDC) Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE)

Economic co-operation areas with neighbouring countries	BIMP-EAGA Indonesia–Malaysia–Singapore Growth Triangle Indonesia–Malaysia–Thailand Growth Triangle

Policies and Programs	Malaysian New Economic Policy (NEP) National Development Policy (NDP) New Economic Model (NEM) Government Transformation Programme (GTP) Economic Transformation Programme (ETP)

Agreements	Malaysia–European Union Free Trade Agreement Malaysia–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Malaysia–United States Free Trade Agreement Trans-Pacific Partnership

Industries	Made in Malaysia Ports Transport Tourism Postal Agriculture

Other topics	List of Malaysia states by GDP Poverty in Malaysia Goods and services tax in Malaysia Bamboo network Subsidy reform in Malaysia

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