Domestic demand upbeat momentum to continue in fourth quarter of 2023 — MIDF
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Malaysia’s domestic demand is expected to remain upbeat from the fourth quarter of this year supported by a resilient labour market,...
Vital to support SMEs to tap supply chains shifting to Asean
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — Supporting Malaysia’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is vital as the global supply chains are shifting to Asean countries. Investment,...
Strong 2022 performance reaffirms global investors’ confidence in Malaysia — Analysts
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Malaysia’s strong economic performance in 2022 clearly underscored global investors’ confidence and the government’s commitment to maintain macroeconomic stability, an...
Research house expects tourist arrivals to quadruple in 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — Kenanga Research (Kenanga) expects tourist arrivals in Malaysia to jump almost four-fold to 9.6 million in 2023 from an estimated...
Malaysia’s automotive total industry volume hits record high in 2022, surpasses 2015
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — Malaysia’s automotive total industry volume (TIV) hit a record high of 720,658 units in 2022, breaking the previous record of...
CGS-CIMB, HLIB lift end-2022 KLCI forecast on positive market reaction
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 — CGS-CIMB Securities has raised its end-2022 forecast for the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) to 1,602 points from 1,484...
BNM’S OPR hike is widely expected amid continued improvement of domestic economy
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — The 25 basis points (bps) hike in the overnight policy rate (OPR) announced by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) today to...
Malaysia’s inflationary pressure to remain stable with receding global commodity prices — MIDF Research
KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — The overall inflationary pressure in Malaysia will remain stable particularly with the receding global commodity prices, says MIDF Research. It...
Increase spending on healthcare system to address future pandemics — Dr Adeeba
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The Malaysian government should be spending about seven to eight per cent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to...
Foreign investors withdrew RM535.5 mln net local equities last week
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — Foreign investors withdrew RM535.5 million net of local equities during the third week of 2021 compared to the RM288.4 million...