> MALAYSIA IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

BY # NASIHAH, NURLIYANA DAN NUR AINUN

Malaysia has engaged in international trade for a long ago. Malaysia's international trade can help to grow and develop an economic sectors especially for agriculture, manufacturing and tourism. The medium involving international trade in Malaysia's exports and imports. Malaysian exports were selling goods in foreign countries to expand in the markets and to meet consumer demand. Malaysia imports intends to buy goods from abroad to meet consumer demand in Malaysia. Exports and imports play an important role for the marketing of goods and services produced in the country that can generate income in the country. Malaysia's exports in the whole range of goods and food is in total about RM553.29 billion. Imports in 2009 of intermediate goods and capital is RM 434.94 billion. There is foreign direct investment (FDI). This medium also serves as a form of international capital transfers among major developed and developing countries (Froot, 1993). FDI is an important contributor to economic growth. Furthermore, a relationship involving Malaysia and other countries,  are relationship through the TPPA. TPPA is an agreement to promote trade among member countries through the reduction or elimination of tariffs and non-tariff barriers. Malaysia's interested in joining the TPPA is to develop a local industries and increasing employment opportunities in the country. Moreover, AFTA is also an independent agreement, which was attended by Malaysia in establishing relationships with foreign countries. ASEAN countries that have been involved are from 6 countries, namely Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Singapore. The purpose of its establishment is to make ASEAN as a producer in the global market through the elimination or reduction of tariff barriers and non-tariff barriers. In all countries will have a wide range of international trade barriers to protect the goods and services of their respective countries. It involves non-tariff and tariff barriers. Malaysia also doing trade barriers and non-tariff rates. Finally, it can be concluded that international trade helped in the growth of the Malaysian economy. The agencies responsible for monitoring global developments should be undertaken regularly to ensure Malaysia continues to increase trade and to compete on the international market.