Strengthening US dollar does not affect govt income, expenditure — PM Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The strengthening of the US dollar has so far not affected the government’s revenue and expenditure although food prices, especially...
Measures to reduce country’s fiscal deficit among focus in Dewan Rakyat today
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to answer a question about the government’s measures to reduce the country’s...
Target of reducing Malaysia’s fiscal deficit to 5 pct is achievable — PM Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has given assurance that the government can achieve the target of reducing the country’s...
Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkiye will be the largest sovereign sukuk issuers in 2023-2024 — Moody’s
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Malaysia, Indonesia and Turkiye will be the largest sovereign issuers in 2023-2024, taking over from Saudi Arabia which accounted for...
Malaysia’s economy projected to grow 4.1 pct in 2023 — Moody’s Analytics
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — Malaysia’s economic growth is likely to moderate in 2023 with the gross domestic product (GDP) expected to grow 4.1 per...
Sustaining fiscal discipline can allow Malaysia to post higher growth — RAM Ratings
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — Malaysia should be able to pursue higher economic growth going forward if the government can sustain discipline to ease its...
Finance Ministry expects fiscal deficit MTFF 2023 – 2025 to consolidate at gradual pace
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — The fiscal deficit for the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF) 2023 – 2025 is expected to consolidate at a gradual pace...
Govt needs to spend prudently, efficiently and with zero leakage — Economist
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — If the national deficit is to shrink, the government needs to spend prudently and efficiently in order to give the...
Govt revenue rises 4.6 pct to RM106.4 bln in H1 2021 — MOF
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Government revenue increased 4.6 per cent year-on-year to RM106.4 billion in the first half (H1) of 2021, which fell below...
IMF downgrades Asean-5 2021 economic outlook, keeps global growth forecast at 6 pct
KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised downwards the 2021 economic outlook for Asean-5 countries by 0.6 per cent to...
Govt to revise deficit target following fiscal impact of Pemulih
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — The implementation of the National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih) is expected to have an impact on the...
Fiscal deficit to reach 6.0 pct of GDP this year
PUTRAJAYA, March 18 — Malaysia’s fiscal deficit is expected to rise to 6.0 per cent from an earlier estimate of 5.4 per cent this year...