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Malaysian SMEs urged to diversify amid US tariff challenges

Summary by New Strait Times

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) need to diversify their sources of raw materials and customer bases to mitigate supply chain risks, said Datuk William Ng, national president of the Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia (Samenta). © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

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Malaysian SMEs urged to diversify amid US tariff challenges

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

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PETALING JAYA: Malaysia should use its Asean Chair role to speak up against the newly imposed reciprocal tariffs by the United States, says the Malay Businessmen and Industrialists Association of Malaysia (Perdasama). Read full story

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Business Times

Malaysia to seek talks over US tariffs, rules out retaliation: trade ministry

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The Rakyat Post

Malaysia Dodges The Worst Of Trump's Trade Smackdown: Here's Why

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