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 allocates RM322.5 bln for Budget 2021
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — The Malaysian government is allocating RM322.5 billion, or 20.6 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), for Budget 2021....
BNM keeps OPR at 1.75pct to make way for expansionary Budget 2021 — Maybank IB Research
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — Maybank Investment Bank Bhd Research (Maybank IB Research) said Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate...
MB: Selangor’s economic growth rate at 2 pct
By Khairul Azran Hussin SHAH ALAM, Nov 2 — Selangor’s economic growth rate this year is projected at 2 per cent following the impact from...
MIER revises down real GDP projection to -5.5 pct in 2020
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — The Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) is revising down its real gross domestic product (GDP) projection in 2020 to...
China’s third-quarter GDP grows 4.9 per cent year-on-year, misses expectations
BEIJING, Oct 19 — China’s economic recovery disappointed in the third-quarter, growing 4.9 per cent from a year earlier and missing analyst expectations, data from...
Govt open to various options to boost revenue
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz says widening the Sales and Services Tax (SST) is one of...
2020 GDP projection remains at -5.5 pct to -3.5 pct despite Covid-19 resurgence — Tengku Zafrul
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — There is no further deceleration of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) projection despite the sudden rise in Covid-19 infections,...
Economic stimulus packages to contribute 3.7 – 4.0 pct to 2020’s GDP – Tengku Zafrul
KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Sept — The RM10 billion Prihatin Supplementary Initiative Package (Kita Prihatin) is expected to have a positive impact on the nation’s economic...
Kita Prihatin expected to widen budget deficit by 0.7 pct of GDP
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — CGS-CIMB Research estimates the RM10 billion Prihatin Supplementary Initiative Package (Kita Prihatin) will increase the Ministry of Finance’s last projected...
Indonesia finance minister revises GDP forecast to deeper contraction for 2020
JAKARTA, Sept 22 — Indonesia’s government has revised down its 2020 gross domestic product (GDP) outlook to a range of -1.7 per cent to -0.6...
Non-communicable diseases cost nearly RM9 bln in annual productivity losses — Health DG
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer, cost the Malaysian economy upwards of RM8.91 billion, equivalent to about...