Matrade eyes over 1,000 participants for Export Day 2018

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) is confident of drawing over 1,000 participants to join its one-day forum – Export Day 2018 – on January 30.

MATRADE deputy chief executive officer II, Sharimahton Mat Saleh said thus far, more than 700 participants comprising companies and individual traders had signed up for the event.

“In conjunction with MATRADE’s 25th anniversary, the Export Day aims at celebrating 2017 as a good year for exports for Malaysia.

“It also provides us an opportunity to offer recognition to companies which had contributed to the country’s exports last year,” she told a media briefing on the event here, yesterday.

Malaysia’s total trade value rose 20.8 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM1.622 trillion for the first 11 months in 2017, with exports surging by 20.4 per cent y-o-y to RM856.05 billion.

Sharimahton said 30 awards would be bestowed upon outperformed home-grown multinational companies, mid-tier companies, small and mediumsized enterprises, as well as companies led by Bumiputera, Women and Youth during the event.

Additionally, she said two panel discussion sessions would be held on that day, namely The Export Journey and The Future of Export.

“Speakers for The Export Journey include Eversendai Corporation Bhd executive chairman/ group managing director, Tan Sri AK Nathan and edotco group sdn bhd chief executive officer, Suresh Sidhu.

“For The Future of Export session, we will have speakers from industries such as information and communications technology, fashion, gaming and eco-plastic fabrication to share their thoughts,” she said. — Bernama