KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 (Bernama) — International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Darell Leiking led a successful trade and investment mission to Santiago, Chile on 20 May 2019; Buenos Aires, Argentina on 21 May 2019; as well as Brasilia and Sao Paulo, Brazil from 22-24 May 2019. The last mission to Brazil was in 2007; and to Chile was in 2016.
Minister was accompanied by the CEO of Malaysia Automotive, Robotics & IoT Institute (MARii) and senior officials from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) and Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA). 10 Malaysian delegates from 7 companies also joined the mission representing ICT and Internet of Things (IoT), system integration, design and process consultancy, electrical product, machinery, agro food, education, and other services sectors. The respective Malaysian Ambassadors to Argentina and Brazil as well as the Malaysian Embassy in Chile supported this mission.