Apac economy coming out from extremely weak third quarter — Moody’s
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The Asia-Pacific (Apac) economy is emerging from an extremely weak third quarter (Q3) that was weighed down by the combined...
DOSM: Malaysia’s economy gears up as more states move to next phase of NRP
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — Malaysia’s economy is gearing up as more states are moving into the next phase of the National Recovery Plan (NRP),...
Time to address socioeconomic gap, says MB
By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SHAH ALAM, Sept 20 — The state government is working to address the challenges of the urban poor to ensure that...
NRP: Public parks in Phase One states to reopen Aug 16
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — All public recreational parks in the states under Phase One of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) will be allowed to...
Covid-19: BNM revises growth target down to 3-4 pct this year
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — Malaysia’s economic growth for 2021 is now projected to be between three and four per cent, slower than the earlier...
DOSM: Per capita income to increase this year
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — Malaysia’s per capita income is expected to increase this year, however, this would be subject to the country’s economic recovery,...
Malaysia facing challenges maintaining economic recovery momentum
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — Malaysia’s economy is expected to face challenges in maintaining its recovery momentum amidst the continuous Covid-19 outbreak, said the Department...
Malaysia’s 2021 fiscal deficit to hover between 6.5-7 pct of GDP
KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — Malaysia’s fiscal deficit is expected to go up to between 6.5 and seven per cent of its gross domestic product...
Full shutdown of manufacturing sector will have adverse effect on economy
KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — The full closure of the manufacturing sector, which contributes more than RM1 trillion in exports annually, will adversely affect the...
Economist calls on govt to keep economy going as ‘people need to live’
KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — Malaysia needs to learn and rethink basic assumptions about the economy for it to move forward and help people in...
ECKL: Customisation of policies, programmes needed to support economic sectors
KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — There is a need for customisation of policies and programmes to enable the identification of sectors or regions where more...
Ringgit opens lower by 95 bps against US dollar
KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — The ringgit opened weaker against the US dollar today as market participants took note of the political and Covid-19 situation...