Springboard for mid-tier companies to grow exports

Lim (second row, centre) with some of the MTCDP wave six and seven graduates at the programme’s first hybrid graduation ceremony. — ART CHEN/The Star

Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) targets getting 25 mid-tier companies (MTCs) to participate in its Mid-Tier Companies Development Programme (MTCDP) this year.

Deputy International Trade and Industry (Miti) Minister Datuk Lim Ban Hong said Matrade had successfully groomed 275 MTCs since its inception and recorded a cumulative increase in export revenue of RM4.9bil.