: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that any form of protectionism will affect countries in terms of trade and investment.
Anwar who is also the Finance Minister was responding to a question on whether Donald Trump’s win in the United States presidential election on Tuesday last week that might lead to the introduction of protectionist policies in the future could affect Malaysia. Meanwhile, on BRICS, Anwar reiterated that the country’s interest in the intergovernmental organisation, is largely in economic and trade ties following its huge potential with Malaysia as a trading nation.