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Barnama
14-05-2025
- Business
- Barnama
PM Attends Roundtable Meeting With Russian Industry Players
BUSINESS From Sharifah Hunaini Syed Ismail MOSCOW, May 14 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim continued the agenda of his second day of official visit to Russia by attending a roundtable meeting with industry leaders of the Russian Federation. The meeting, which began at 9 am here, was attended by 24 major companies in Russia and two business councils represented by industry leaders to discuss strategic cooperation in increasing bilateral trade between Malaysia and Russia. In the meeting, industry leaders in Russia expressed their desire to explore new collaborations in various fields including food manufacturing, agriculture, technology, logistics services, property development and financial services. The meeting covered industrial sectors involving major products such as palm oil-based products, furniture manufacturing, chemical industry and retail. Among the companies involved were Oil Partners, Sportmaster and Russian Direct Investment Fund. The meeting was also attended by Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Li Kang, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir and Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani. In 2024, Russia was Malaysia's ninth largest trading partner among European nations, with a trade volume of RM11.46 billion. Malaysia's main exports to Russia include electrical and electronic products, machinery, equipment and spare parts, and processed foods.
Barnama
14-05-2025
- Business
- Barnama
BERNAMA-TV BRICS Partnership To Strengthen Global South Media Collaboration
GENERAL From Sharifah Hunaini Syed Ismail MOSCOW, May 14 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) plans to work with international media network TV BRICS to widen its global and regional news coverage, reflecting a growing emphasis on cross-border media cooperation. In making the announcement, Bernama chairman Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai said both sides hope to collaborate, emphasising the importance of the Global South having access to alternative and diverse views in a multipolar world. He said the proposed collaboration, following an earlier meeting in Kuala Lumpur, aims to boost content exchange, co-productions of feature reports, and training, especially now that Malaysia has attained BRICS partnership status. Last October, Malaysia was recognised as one of 13 nations officially added to BRICS as a partner country when Russia was its chair, a bloc that collectively accounts for one-fifth of global trade. 'Among the key areas of collaboration under discussion with TV BRICS were on economy, business, artificial intelligence (AI), tourism, health and green initiatives,' he said after meeting his counterpart Ivan Polykavoc and other senior TV BRICS officials here on Monday. Bernama hopes to expand its reach by partnering TV BRICS, a multilateral media platform which connects Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, Wong said. Russia-based TV BRICS, on its part, wants to work with Bernama to amplify Southeast Asian perspectives to a global audience while gaining enriched content from fellow developing nations. "This partnership is a timely opportunity for Bernama to share Malaysia's voice and ASEAN developments with a wider international audience,' he said.
