KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation’s (MDEC) expectation to hit 20 per cent growth in e-commerce contribution to the digital economy can be achieved as the Covid-19 pandemic has given a huge boost to digital adoption among entrepreneurs.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — RHB Banking Group has revised its forecast for Malaysia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) this year to 5.4 per cent from 6.3 per cent, reflecting a more conservative growth outlook amid the re-imposition of the movement control order (MCO 2.0).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — The inaugural Asean Digital Ministers’ Meeting (ADGMIN1) will serve as an ideal platform for decision-makers to discuss on actions to accelerate digital transformation in respective member countries and in the region as a whole to meet the new changes brought by the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — The ringgit opened slightly lower vis-a-vis the US dollar on Monday due to the strengthening of the greenback as a safe-haven demand for the currency among investors kicked in.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Positive December 2020 passengers movement helped push Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s (MAHB) shares higher by 3.8 per cent at 11am.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The ringgit rebounded against US dollar at the opening today on positive sentiment following the government’s move to allow businesses to function during the nationwide state of emergency which is expected to last until August 1, 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — After an eventful 2020 which pushes the global economy towards recession, including Malaysia, the after-effects are expected to be shallow this year as the economy makes a come back.

ANKARA, Dec 18 — The few countries in the world with advanced digital economies and skills, robust social safety nets and previous experience were able to handle the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, a report released on Thursday by the World Economic Forum (WEF) found.

BATU KAWAN, Dec 12 — Iconic Worldwide Bhd aims to become a leading glove maker in the world following its investment of RM155 million for a new personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturing plant here in Penang.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 — Proton Holdings Bhd is growing its presence in five countries, namely Kenya, Pakistan, Brunei, Bangladesh, and Egypt this month.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Malaysia's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) performance improved in 2019 based on the achievement of the goals set, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — The government's total debt and liability exposures are estimated to be RM1.257 trillion, or 87.3 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), as at the end of September 2020, said Deputy Finance Minister II Mohd Shahar Abdullah.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 7 — The Federal government is targetting 40 per cent digitalisation of the end-to-end (E2E) service delivery by end of this year compared to 20.2 per cent in 2019, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 7 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today launched the MalaysiaBiz portal which serves as a one-stop centre to facilitate online business registrations and licensing applications.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — Fitch Ratings has downgraded Malaysia's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) to 'BBB+' from 'A-' with a stable outlook amid the impact of the Covid-19 crisis that has weakened not only Malaysia’s key credit metrics but also those of other countries.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 — Short-term rates are expected to remain stable today on Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) operations to absorb surplus liquidity from the financial system.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Propagating the use of natural gas as a transitional fuel while accelerating the adoption of renewable energy and encouraging energy conservation as a medium to long-term development could be a viable solution to the worrying effects of climate change.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — Short-term rates are expected to remain stable today on Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) operations to absorb surplus liquidity from the financial system.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — The ringgit opened little changed against the US dollar today, after closing broadly higher yesterday, on positive sentiment brought by the approval of Budget 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 — A huge capital injection is needed to boost the upstream development in order to fill the future needs for liquified natural gas (LNG).