Job losses, divestment and dumping: Miti shares initial findings if US tariff talks fail

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) today revealed the findings of its impact analysis should negotiations with Washington fail to yield the desired result, as talks between Putrajaya and the United States began today (6 May 2025).

The projection examined what MITI Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz described as the primary and secondary impacts if Malaysian exports to the US are subjected to the full 24 per cent tariff.