Malaysia's total trade in October this year contracted 2.5 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to RM159.98 billion, according to the International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI). The ministry said the country's trade surplus in October widened to RM22.12 billion, registering a double-digit growth of 25.9 per cent YoY, the highest trade surplus ever recorded for the month of October.

Due to the recent announcement of the extension of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) throughout most of the country until 6 December, AMCHAM has decided to postpone our much-loved Thanksgiving Luncheon to accommodate the rules around larger groups.

The Thanksgiving Luncheon will now take place at Hilton Kuala Lumpur on 14 December (Monday), 12.00pm - 2.00pm.

We are hoping that come December we will all be able to safely celebrate together.

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If you have not renewed your membership for 2021, please do so today.

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AMCHAM are excited to announce its partnership with LeadWomen and UN Women, as one of the supporting organizations for the upcoming WEPs Malaysia Activator Campaigns.

Join LeadWomen on 14 January 2021 where they will be officially announcing the UN Women and LeadWomen partnership, as well as formally introducing the Women Empowerment Principles into Malaysia!

You’re invited to join us as we round out 2020 and look towards 2021 with our fifth annual Risk Outlook event on 10 December. Launching globally across three time zones for the first time ever, our experts will share findings from our research amongst 1,425 risk professionals across 99 countries. Join in the discussion on how COVID-19 will end, and delve into other key global issues and how they may impact Asia Pacific organisations in 2021.

COVID-19 has provided an unexpected boon to Malaysian millennials' (those aged 25 to 44) finances. Standard Chartered Malaysia managing director and chief executive officer Abrar A. Anwar said Malaysian millennials were indicating a sense of responsibility with their finances in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Abrar said there was no question that the crisis was a formative phenomenon that would shape this generation for the rest of their lives.

The government, through the Health Ministry, has inked a deal with pharmaceutical company Pfizer to obtain COVID-19 vaccines for 20 per cent of the Malaysian population starting next year. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the government had, on Nov 24, signed a preliminary purchasing agreement (perjanjian pembelian awal) of 12.8 million doses to immunise 6.4 million Malaysians.

Months into a global pandemic, the way people work has changed dramatically—and continues to evolve as the COVID-19 crisis goes on. Leaders at all levels are being asked to do things differently. But how are their companies preparing them and their employees for these new demands? In our survey of more than 1,200 businesspeople around the globe—most whom are in leadership roles—respondents ascribe great value to learning and capabilities and say their companies are investing accordingly