MB: MCO is effective yet impose severe impact on economy
By Nadiah Zamlus SHAH ALAM, Nov 22 — The enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) is an effective measure to curb the spread of...
Asia-Pacific economy leads global recovery from Covid-19 — Moody’s analytics
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — The Asia-Pacific (Apac) economy is leading the global recovery from Covid-19, driven by the control of the pandemic, the easing...
Apec to record historic contraction in 2020, better outlook next year
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — Economic growth in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) region declined by 3.7 per cent in the first six months...
Digital Asean in spotlight at business & investment summit
HANOI, Nov 13 — The Asean Business and Investment Summit 2020, with the theme “Digital Asean: Sustainable and Inclusive”, was held in Hanoi today as...
Headline inflation recorded a smaller negative at -1.4 pct in third quarter
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — Headline inflation recorded a smaller negative at -1.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2020, mainly due to the...
Covid-19: Shorter CMCO period if infection curve flattened earlier — Health DG
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 9 — The newly announced conditional movement control order (CMCO) imposed on most of the states in Malaysia could be shortened from four...
Malaysia’s economy to expand 6.5-7.5 pct in 2021 — MoF
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — Malaysia’s economy is expected to expand between 6.5 per cent and 7.5 per cent in 2021 in tandem with the...
Govt to announce initiatives to reduce people’s burden in Budget 2021 — PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — The government will announce initiatives that will alleviate the people’s burden in facing a difficult period currently through the 2021...
Cambodia ready to sign RCEP agreement
PHNOM PENH, Oct 22 — Cambodia is ready to sign The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement next month at the 4th RCEP Summit during...
Govt to adopt more sustainable ways to grow economy, build resilience — Tengku Zafrul
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — Budget 2021 is an opportune time for the government to consider and adopt more sustainable ways to grow the economy...
Malaysia — Poland trade on track despite Covid-19 setback
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — Malaysia is set to remain as one of Poland’s biggest trade partners in Asean this year despite a slowdown in...
New Zealand enters first recession in decades
ANKARA, Sept 17 — Following strict coronavirus restrictions, New Zealand entered a recession as the country’s economy shrank 12.2 per cent in the June quarter,...