For two decades, China’s manufacturing and export sector has seemed to only be going one direction: up. The latest notch: A record trade surplus of $676.4 billion in 2021, up from $524 billion in 2020. Overall for the year, Chinese exports rose 29.9% to $3.4 trillion, the highest total value of goods ever shipped out by a single country, and imports increased 30.1% to $2.7 trillion. For the first time ever, total trade exceeded $6 trillion, according to Trade Data Monitor, th

Get excited: ‘The Roaring 20s’ report predicts a $1 trillion digital economy in the region by 2030. GUESS how many people began using the internet in South-east Asia this year? 10 million? Way too low. Try again. 20 million? Double that figure and you’ll be spot on. Forty million new users joined the 440 million in the region who are already online, 80% of whom are digital consumers, spending their dollars, pesos and ringgit on fashion, food, transportation, and gaming. No re

At KW Group we are continually looking for new and innovative ways to help Governments & Businesses become globally connected. Our virtual trade mission programs play an important role in supporting expansion in international markets and to increase exports. CASE STUDY: UAE - MALAYSIA TRADE MISSION Organised by KW Group in 2018 as the first major trade & investment mission in ASEAN by the UAE Government the mission was led by His Excellency Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori, Minis

For over 11 years we have been at the centre of FDI, Trade & Investment in Asia: Inbound & Outbound FDI, Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation, Anti Illicit Trade, Intelligence, Technologies & Market Access from our HQ in Malaysia. KEY SERVICES · Technical Consulting - Donors, Governments & Technologies · In Market Representation · Investment Lead Generation and Investment Outreach (By Region and By Sector) · FDI Consultancy, Marketing & Communications Strategy · Corporate Site

Leading specialist trade and investment advisory firm OCO Global is further expanding its presence across Asia with the appointment of KW Group, as Associate Regional Partner based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The new partnership will enhance OCO Global’s presence across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, supporting existing operations in China, South Korea and Japan, while boosting OCO Global’s footprint across Asia Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand. Joachim Arnold, Ch

Asian markets are seeing a robust resilience through the current covid, trade wars & associated economic turbulence. With strong intra regional trade, developing local economies, free trade agreements, booming e-commerce and China +1 Asia Pacific economies offer fantastic opportunities through domestic and international growth but remain complex to access and in many cases language and bureaucratic red tape can be key factors to deter international FDI and market access. We

KW Group has been leading capacity building and technical networks for donors, governments, academia, associations & enterprise clients in the region since 2010. We specialise in Inbound & outbound trade & investment, FDI, healthcare, digitalisation, customs, compliance, anti illicit trade, supply chain security, technologies & intelligence COUNTRIES WE COVER: China | Malaysia (HQ) | Singapore | India | Australia | New Zealand | Indonesia | Brunei | Thailand | Vietnam | Cambo

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 24): Malaysia recorded a total of RM64.8 billion worth of investments in the manufacturing, services and primary sectors in the first six months of 2020 (6M20) despite multiple headwinds on the global front, said the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA). In a joint statement with the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), it said the investments involved 1,725 projects and would create 37,110 employment opportunities in Malaysia.

Southeast Asia's sizeable and growing population, steadily expanding economy as well as increasing technological adoption present many unique business opportunities. The sheer size of the region's population is one of its main draws. Its population totals 655 million, more than North America's or the European Union's. Coupled with its steadily increasing GDP per capita, more businesses are finding it appealing to build a stronger foothold in Southeast Asia. "The rapid growth

KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): Malaysia recorded RM37.4 billion worth of approved investments in the manufacturing, services and primary sectors in the first quarter (1Q) of this year, of which 70.4% or RM26.3 billion comprised direct domestic investment (DDI). In a statement today, the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) said the top five sources of foreign direct investment (FDI) were Switzerland with RM2.7 billion investment, Singapore (RM2.1 billion), the United St

Malaysia said it had a pipeline of investment projects worth about US$13 billion and that many local and foreign electrical and electronics (E&E) firms were looking to relocate their businesses to the country to diversify production. Its five-decade-old E&E industry accounts for 10% of the global back-end semiconductor output, and the government said it was engaging high-technology businesses looking for alternative production sites after the COVID-19 pandemic and U.S.-China

KUALA LUMPUR (June 2): Germany headquartered medical technology company B. Braun is expanding its portfolio of testing capabilities for healthcare solutions in Penang. In a joint statement, Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and B. Braun said the testing capabilities related to intravenous access, surgical technologies, intravenous systems, central venous puncture and pain control. They said prior to the expansion, the Global Test Centre in Penang had only supp

The International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) is identifying Japanese companies seeking to relocate their operations from China that can be invited to invest in Malaysia. Senior Minister cum Miti Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said this followed Japan’s decision to help its manufacturers shift production out of China or relocate their operations to other countries in response to the Covid-19 impact. “Miti will strive to convince Japanese investors to use Malaysi

Very few executives could have predicted a virus originating in China would lead to worldwide economic devastation in 2020. Just four months after the first official reports of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, more than three million cases have been confirmed globally, and with this comes exponential economic unrest. The pandemic could possibly trim global economic growth by 2% while global trade is predicted to plummet by up to 32%, according to Congressional Research Service

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has replaced the EU to emerge as China's largest trading partner in the first two months this year, customs data showed, as many Southeast Asian countries presented an unbreakable supply chain with China to secure trade despite external shockwaves like the coronavirus, experts noted. Trade between China and ASEAN economies rose by 0.5 percent year-on-year to $85.32 billion in January and February, against a backdrop of falling tr

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Lead Generation, Virtual Site Tours, Webinars, Sales & Marketing Representation, Training & Development across the APAC region? KW Group have a 10 year track record in market access, trade & investment across the Asia Pacific region from our HQ in Malaysia at the heart of Asia. We understand that to establish in the region you need a long term vision and commitment of the highest quality combined with local networks. We support governments, IPAs, free trade zones, technologie

Hundreds arrested in crackdown on terrorist routes in Southeast Asia - More than 130 human trafficking victims rescued in Operation Maharlika III SINGAPORE: An INTERPOL-led operation codenamed ‘Maharlika III’ saw law enforcement from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines (BIMP) deploy to strategic points along known terrorist transit routes in Southeast Asia in a series of simultaneous law enforcement and border control actions. The coordinated move – from 24 Februa

GTDW are pleased to share the latest regional news from PWC on trade & customs in Asia Pacific. The February / March 2020 issue of Trade Intelligence includes the following highlights: Feature Article : Veni vidi vici virus - Managing cross-border trade during and after the crisis COVID-related measures - at the start of each country report; overview Malaysia simplifies back-to-back Certificate of Origin applications Philippines introduces Provisional Goods Declarations Thail

In a report published on Tuesday by IMF, the world economy is forecast to shrink 3% in 2020. However, the IMF sees emerging Asia as the one region with a positive growth rate in 2020, at 1%. Vietnam is expected to stay on top of its game with 2.7% while the Philippines and Indonesia are at 0.6% and 0.5% respectively. Full report: https://lnkd.in/e4Gw3St #economy #gtdwchina #trade #investment #fdi #growth #asia #asean #vietnam #malaysia #philippines #thailand #indonesia #globa