Malaysia offers US$100m loan, opens PTA talks with Maldives
Malaysia is considering a US$100 million (RM430 million) soft loan facility to the Maldives and has opened negotiations for a Preferential Trade Agreement. PM Anwar Ibrahim said the fiscal financing instrument is being refined by Bank Negara Malaysia and Maldivian financial authorities, with a joint commission meeting to be hosted in Kuala Lumpur next year.