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Malaysia commits over $240 billion in trade, investment to secure US tariff relief

By Dalila Abu Bakar ( August 4, 2025, 10:08 GMT | Insight) -- Malaysia has pledged more than $240 billion in investment and procurement with the US — anchored by $150 billion in high-tech goods and $70 billion in capital flows — in an effort to reduce its trade surplus and secure a reduction in US retaliatory tariffs to 19 percent. In a speech in Parliament today, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz emphasized that the agreement preserves Malaysia’s domestic policy autonomy while addressing Washington’s trade deficit concerns.  Malaysia has committed more than $240 billion in purchases and investments in the US — including $150 billion in high-tech procurement and $70 billion in cross-border investment — in an effort to reduce the US goods trade deficit, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz told Parliament today....

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