economy Archives - Selangor Journal

Malaysia on track to achieve GDP growth of 5.3 to 6.3 pct, but Finance Minister warns of risks to recovery

Editor Selangor JournalAugust 6, 2022

by Editor Selangor JournalAugust 6, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Malaysia is on the road to recovery in terms of headline economic numbers, but Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul...

ADMINISTRATION LOCAL

RS-1 takes into account current situations — MB

Editor Selangor JournalAugust 6, 2022August 7, 2022

by Editor Selangor JournalAugust 6, 2022August 7, 2022

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, Aug 6 — The implementation of the First Selangor Plan (RS-1) which acts as the state’s five-year development framework has...

CURRENT ECONOMY

Critical for Malaysia to have efficient cross-border payment to support trade — BNM Governor

Editor Selangor JournalJuly 14, 2022

by Editor Selangor JournalJuly 14, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 — It is critical for a small and highly open economy such as Malaysia to have an efficient cross-border payment service...

CURRENT GLOBAL

Has Indonesia shaken its ‘fragile’ status among emerging markets?

Editor Selangor JournalJuly 5, 2022

by Editor Selangor JournalJuly 5, 2022

JAKARTA, July 5 — A decade ago Indonesia earned the unwelcome label of being among the so-called “Fragile Five” emerging markets, economies highly vulnerable to...

CURRENT ECONOMY

Micro-targeted assistance best method to resolve public issues — Economic expert

Editor Selangor JournalJune 24, 2022

by Editor Selangor JournalJune 24, 2022

BANGI, June 24 — Micro-targeted assistance is the best method to implement as it would meet the needs of the people and help reduce the...

CURRENT ECONOMY GLOBAL

Asia-Pacific region economy continues to show resilience in face of inflation

Editor Selangor JournalJune 22, 2022

by Editor Selangor JournalJune 22, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — The economy of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region continues to show resilience in the face of inflation caused by sanctions on...

CURRENT ECONOMY

Malaysia’s economy expected to expand further after favourable performance in first quarter 2022

Editor Selangor JournalMay 27, 2022

by Editor Selangor JournalMay 27, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Malaysia is optimistic that the economic recovery will continue to be resilient in the third quarter of 2022 (Q3 2022),...

CURRENT ECONOMY

Malaysia’s total trade for April up 21.3 pct to RM231.4 bln — DOSM

Editor Selangor JournalMay 27, 2022May 27, 2022

by Editor Selangor JournalMay 27, 2022May 27, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Malaysia’s total trade for April 2022 jumped 21.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM231.4 billion, with exports of RM127.5 billion...

CURRENT ECONOMY

Malaysia’s economy in right direction, inflation remains comparatively low

Editor Selangor JournalMay 24, 2022

by Editor Selangor JournalMay 24, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Malaysia’s economy is heading towards the right direction despite the challenging environment, especially with the expectation of a higher inflation...

CURRENT ECONOMY