AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMalaysia-EU diplomacy: Malaysia’s National Day in Brussels highlighted growing trade with Belgium (€2.06bn in 2025) and the EU (€49bn), with MEUFTA talks and cooperation in high-tech, pharma, logistics, renewables and halal. Education policy: Malaysia’s PISA 2025 results show strengths in science, reading and computational problem-solving, while maths slipped—prompting a Mathematics Education Transformation Plan. Demographics & jobs: Commentaries ahead of Budget 2027 stress that Malaysia’s ageing trend needs earlier action on healthcare, pensions and elder-care, and that the budget should prioritise high-quality jobs over short-term aid. Ringgit & markets: The ringgit closed lower on higher crude oil and Fed decision jitters; Bursa Malaysia ended nearly flat as investors rotated into smaller-cap construction and tech. AI + data centres power crunch: New analysis flags Asia’s data-centre capacity surge and Malaysia’s rising electricity demand, intensifying pressure on the power grid. US-Iran aviation sanctions: The US Treasury sanctioned 27 remaining Iranian airlines plus third-country service providers including Malaysia-linked firms, aiming to disrupt Iran’s aviation logistics. Trade & exports: MATRADE said Malaysia’s trade hit RM2.16tn (+24.7%) in Jan-Jul 2026, led by E&E and AI/data-centre demand.
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