[caption id="attachment_205730" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Picture by MERIC DAGLI / UNSPLASH[/caption] PUTRAJAYA, Jan 27 — The government is determined to drive the development of digital economy to boost the nation’s economic growth, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) anticipates a higher dividend (hibah) for the financial year 2019, according to its group managing director and chief executive officer Nik Mohd Hasyudeen Yusoff.

[caption id="attachment_204035" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Picture by CK YEO/UNSPLASH[/caption] KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — The more challenging external environment has underscored the need for Malaysia to increase trade diversification and strengthen investment competitiveness moving forward,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — The Debt Management Committee (DMC) has endorsed the Federal Government’s 2020 Borrowing Programme, which includes the option of issuing an additional tranche of the Samurai bond.

KUALA LUMPUR, 30 Oct — Khazanah Nasional Bhd (Khazanah)’s assets divestment exercise over the year only involved commercial assets and not strategic ones, said Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) today signed a wide-ranging commercial agreement that will significantly strengthen the long-standing partnership between the two airline groups.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — The government is cautiously optimistic on the gross domestic product (GDP) forecast of 4.8 per cent next year with some measures are in place to contain effects if the global economy worsens.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 — The World Bank, which released its Doing Business 2020 study today, revealed three indicators for Malaysia to improve that could help lift the country's ranking to the top 10 in the following year or year after from 12th spot currently.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — The gig economy will be given emphasis in the preparation of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) as one of the new sources of economic growth, Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said.

Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali and Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng have been performing their duties well after Pakatan Harapan took over Putrajaya, according to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

On 23 November 2018, Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari revealed a state budget of RM2.56 billion based on six main thrusts of infrastructure, economy, education, social, rural development and health while prioritising physical development.

The Selangor Journal team have asked the public’s view as well as various industry players of their thoughts on the Selangor Budget 2019.

On Nov 2, a 142-page report was released by the Ministry of Finance in conjunction with the tabling of the 2019 Budget by Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng in Parliament.

[caption id="attachment_200275" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Photo taken from FMT[/caption] MEDIA STATEMENT Kuala Lumpur, 29 November 2018 - Khazanah Nasional Berhad (“Khazanah”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui”) of Japan, to...

By Selangor Journal Staff KUALA LUMPUR: Political Secretary to Minister of Finance, Tony Pua Kiam Wee today questioned MMC-Gamuda's publicity stunt while completely ignoring the question of cost in the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (MRT2) project. The Damansara...

KUALA LUMPUR - The first day of the Bloconomic (Blockchain Economic) Summit 2018 was an overwhelming success with over one thousand participants turning up at the Connexion Conference Event Centre in Bangsar South today. Organized by Alphacap, the summit aims to bring together the many...

By Syauqi Jamil KUALA LUMPUR: The overall impact of the Sales and Services Tax (SST) should not be measured by adding together the 10% sales tax and 6% services tax, Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Dr Ong Kian Ming. The DAP Bangi lawmaker said it is wrong to combine both rates...

BY NAZLI IBRAHIM SHAH ALAM, SEP 27: The Federal Government must comprehensively review all risks before investing billions of ringgit in the United States (US), as announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Selangor Economic Advisory Office, Dr Fahmi...

BY: MOHD EZLI MASHUT SHAH ALAM SEPT 20: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) overall rose higher at 3.7 per cent for August 2017 to 119.9 from 115.6 in the same month last year. The Department of Statistics, Malaysia in a report released today states among the main groups which recorded increases were...

KUALA LUMPUR SEPT 20: Bursa Malaysia opened low today following decreasing sentiment ahead of the results of the United States Federal Open Market Committee meeting late today.