Malaysia has sufficient liquidity in the market to execute initiatives
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — The government has not used foreign borrowings to fund the execution of the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package (Prihatin) and...
Phase 2 of Prihatin payout to begin May 4
KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — The second phase of the Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) payout will begin on May 4. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri...
1.5 million EPF i-Lestari applications approved
KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — As at April 17, a total of 1.5 million applications for the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) i-Lestari facility for May...
PM appointed as chairman Yayasan Pelaburan Bumiputra
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — Yayasan Pelaburan Bumiputra’s (YPB) board of trustees has appointed Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as its chairman and Finance...
1.17 million i-Lestari applications approved
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — As of April 12, the government has received 1.28 million applications for withdrawals under the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) i-Lestari...
RM4.9 billion of BPN distributed to 6.6 million as of April 12
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — The government has distributed RM4.9 billion of the Bantuan PRIHATIN Nasional (BPN) aid to 6.6 million Malaysians as of April...
69 pct of measures under Prihatin package implemented until April 12
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — The government has implemented six of the 10 main measures under the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package (PRIHATIN) worth RM180...
Government’s fiscal injection rises to RM35 billion
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The government’s direct fiscal injection to stimulate the economy has increased to RM35 billion after the announcement of the RM10...
Government aware of need to be agile
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The government is fully aware of the need to be agile and to respond swiftly to the Covid-19 threat in...
Role of GLCs important in formulating economic strategy during MCO
PUTRAJAYA, April 2 — The role of government-linked companies (GLCs) is important in helping the government formulate a comprehensive economic strategy during and after the...
PM named Khazanah chairman
KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has announced the appointment of Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the chairman of...
Import duty, sales tax exemption on face masks for domestic market
KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — The Finance Ministry (MoF) has approved the import duty and sales tax exemption on face masks for the domestic market....