Consider This: Rare Earths (Part 1) — Should Putrajaya Lift the Export Ban?

The Government may ease its moratorium on exporting raw rare earth elements, which it introduced in 2024 to encourage domestic processing within the country. However the federal government says it is now facing pressure from state govts and investors from other countries. So is Malaysia reconsidering the moratorium because the economics and geopolitics have changed, or because the original strategy of building domestic value-added capacity has not moved quickly enough? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, Former Natural Resources & Environmental Sustainability Minister.