The Time to

EXPORT is Now

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by

Noraslan Hadi Abdul Kadir

Director

Transformation & Digital Trade Division

MATRADE

NATIONAL INVESTMENT SEMINAR 2018

Go Global with MATRADE

Tuesday 30 October 2018

Kuala Lumpur

The Time to

EXPORT is Now

CONTENTS

• About MATRADE

• Export Promotion

• Exporters Development

• Trade & Market Intelligence

• Trade Advisory & Other Facilities

• Going Global

• Why Should You Export?

• Issues & Challenges

Northern Regional

Office (Penang)

Southern Regional

Office (Johor)

Eastern Regional Office

(Kuala Terengganu)

Kuching

(Sarawak)

Kota Kinabalu

(Sabah)

5 offices across Malaysia

Regional Offices

Global Network

34 Trade

Offices 12 Marketing

Offices

Showcasing Malaysia’s quality products and capabilities through local and international trade events

Trade Fair (TF)

EAM to:

• Acheh

• Qatar, Bahrain & Oman

• Mozambique & South

Africa

• India & Bangladesh

• Tajikistan & Uzbekistan

• Latin Americas

• Eastern Europe

29 Jan-

1 Feb

(Medical & Healthcare) (Foof & Beverage)

16-9 Mac 4-7 Apr

(Halal Product & Services)

5-8 Apr

(Auto Parts & Accessories)

30 Apr-

3 May

(Oil & Gas)

18-22 Feb

(Foof & Beverage)

1-5

May

(Multi Sectors)

Silk Road Int. Expo &

Investment and Trade Forum

For Cooperation Between East

and West China

11-15 May

(Multi Sectors)

29-30 May

(Lifestyle)

10-12 Jul

(Electrical & Electronics)

19-22 Jul

(Multi Sectors)

BIMP-EAGA & IMT-GT Trade

Expo

Cont.

Spring session

Showcasing Malaysia’s quality products and capabilities through local and international trade events

Trade Fair (TF) – cont.

EAM to:

• Acheh

• Qatar, Bahrain & Oman

• Mozambique & South

Africa

• India & Bangladesh

• Tajikistan & Uzbekistan

• Latin Americas

• Eastern Europe

12-15 Sep

(Multi Sectors) (Aerospace)

2-4 Oct 21-25 Oct

(Food & Beverages)

31 Oct-

4 Nov

(Multi sectors)

16-18 Sep

(Furniture)

5-10 Nov

(Multi Sectors)

12-15 Nov

(Medical)

26-29 Nov

(Building & Construction)

28 Nov-

1 Dec

(Automotive)

Autumn session

Bringing foreign buyers to Malaysia to meet Malaysian companies for their sourcing needs

International Sourcing Programme (INSP)

27 – 28

Feb

9 – 12 March 20 - 23

Mac

26 – 28

Mac

3 Apr

25 – 26

Sept

1 Aug 22 – 24

May 20 Apr

17 – 19

Apr

Sarawak Dialogue

2018

23 – 26

May

MIFF & EFE Defence Services Asia /

National Security Asia

Offshore Technology

Conference Asia Malaysia Halal

Showcase Int. Construction

Week

Franchise Int.

Malaysia Int. Machine Tools &

Metalworking

Technology Exhibition

Semicon

Southeast Asia Association of Private

Hospitals of Malaysia Malaysia Oil & Gas

Services Exhibition &

Conference

4 – 6

Sept

Int. Rubber Glove

Conference

& Exhibition

Bringing Malaysian companies abroad to explore opportunities and meet potential partners

Export Acceleration Mission (EAM)

14-15

Apr

23-27

Apr 16-18

May

16-20

Jul

24 – 28

Sept 18 -23

Sep

EAM on Aerospace Industry @

Aerospace & Defence Supplier

Summit, Seattle USA

EAM @ Hannover Messe,

Germany EAM on Logistics @

Transport Logistics

China, Shanghai

EAM @ Farnborough

International Airshow, UK

EAM @ Tokyo Game Show,

Japan EAM on Oil, Gas & Energy

to Azerbaijan &

Kazakhstan

EAM to Qatar &

Oman

29 Apr –

3 May 23 – 30

June

EAM to Hungary,

Ukraine & Poland

5 – 8

Aug

EAM to Acheh EAM to Colombia

& Chile

30 Sept –

13 Oct

Bringing Malaysian companies abroad to explore opportunities and meet potential partners

Export Acceleration Mission (EAM) – cont.

27 Oct –

3 Nov

28 Oct –

2 Nov

10 – 15

Nov TBC 12-15

Nov

14-18

Oct

EAM to Mozambique &

South Africa EAM to Kazakhstan &

Uzbekistan

EAM to Bangladesh

& India

EAM @ GITEX Technology

Week, Dubai UAE

EAM on Oil, Gas & Energy @ Abu

Dhabi International Petroleum

Exhibition & Conference

EAM on Chemicals &

Chemical Products to

Vietnam & Camcodia

EAM in Conjunction with

Construction, Power & Mining

Myanmar

11-13

Oct

26 – 30

Nov

EAM :

• Fiji & New Zealand

• inconjunction with EuroBLECH

• Rail Industry to Indonesia & Vietnam

• Going Global for Oil & Gas Services

• inconjunction with Int. Sourcing Expo

Australia

• Fashion Industry to New York

• Medical Devices to Germany

• Services to Timor Leste & Manila

GOING GLOBAL

The Time to

EXPORT is Now

BROADENS

MARKET

ACCESS

EXTEND PRODUCT

LIFE SPAN

BE

COMPETITIVE

DIVERSIFY

COMPANY

PORTFOLIO

ECONOMIES

OF SCALE

CONTRIBUTE TO

FOREIGN DIRECT

INVESTMENT

WHY SHOULD YOU EXPORT?

The Time to

EXPORT is Now

ISSUES & CHALLENGES IN EXPORTING

ACCESS TO FINANCING Limited financial resources, poor

credit worthiness and lack on know-

how to access

GLOBAL REPUTATION &

BRANDING

High cost to bring local brands into

international market

HIGHER VALUE EXPORTS Lack of investment in new

technology

CERTIFICATION Certification is time

consuming and costly

EXPORT PROMOTION

Cost of export promotion is

high

Requirement of technical

experts & reliable

infrastructure, workforce, lack

of job readiness, low spending

on staff’s training

MALAYSIAN TALENT

The Time to

EXPORT is Now

Where do you start?

BE A MATRADE

MEMBER today! Step 1: To access the online

application, go to “For

Malaysian Exporters” section in the MATRADE’s Portal

Step 2: Choose “Online

Application” in the MATRADE Online Services information

Step 3: Click “Register as

MATRADE Member”

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EXPORT is Now

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