Annual Report 2020

Spurring Exports In The New Norm MATRADE Core Purpose 87 01 02 03 04 05 With the slogan, “One Centre, Multiple Resources,” the Business Information Centre (BIC) is a specialised library that provides a comprehensive range of trade information resources in Malaysia to the business community, both at home and abroad. Apart from market intelligence provided by overseas offices, subscribed commercial materials are available at BIC. Various genres and forms of information sources are also available in physical as well as in electronic and digital formats. A total of 112,049 physical, electronic and digital collections encompassing trade statistics, country & company profiles, trade news, market intelligence reports, import duty schedules and more have been prepared to help local exporters compete internationally. BIC is always committed and strives to ensure that the services and facilities provided remain relevant to current needs. Moving forward and in tandem with the current era of digitalisation, BIC is equipped with Library Management System and Online Database Services to enable the business community to BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTRE obtain comprehensive and the latest in information from sources that can be accessed locally and abroad. The 10 types of digital information available via Online Database Services are:

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