Malaysia’s Anwar Says Trade Deal With US is ‘99.9% Resolved’ (1)

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the nation was on the verge of wrapping up a trade deal with the US after President Donald Trump slapped hefty tariffs on its exports to the world’s largest market.

“I should say 99.9% resolved,” Anwar told a media briefing in the administrative capital of Putrajaya late Wednesday. Any issues outstanding “will be resolved with the cabinet on Friday.”

Anwar Ibrahim.

Photographer: Samsul Said/Bloomberg

Malaysia and the US aim to conclude negotiations when Trump visits Kuala Lumpur on Sunday for an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. Both countries will also sign initial agreements to enhance trade and ...