By Danial Dzulkifly KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — The Selangor International Business Summit (SIBS) 2023 has attracted investors to invest in states that participated in the trade show, said state executive councillor for investment, trade, and mobility Ng Sze Han. Ng said that this demonstrated the...

ISTANBUL (Turkiye), Oct 4 — The World Bank revised South Asia's economic growth forecast for 2023 to 5.8 per cent, up from a previous projection of 5.6 per cent, higher than any developing region on the globe.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — Malaysia’s economic growth is expected to moderate to 3.9 per cent in 2023 from an earlier projection of 4.3 per cent in April this year, amid a substantial deceleration of external demand, according to the World Bank today.

By Amar Shah Mohsen KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — Selangor Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari has identified education, climate change and quality job opportunities as key areas of focus that would help drive Malaysia's economy forward. Speaking at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese...

MANILA, July 19 — Developing Asia is on track to grow faster in 2023 from a year earlier as strong consumption and investment offset the impact of weak global demand, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — Economists have foreseen Malaysia's economic growth to moderate in the second half due to challenging external risks, reported Xinhua.

By Nas Norziela Nasbah SHAH ALAM, June 23 — It is incumbent on the people of Selangor to vote for Pakatan Harapan (Harapan) in the coming state election to ensure the state's excellent economic growth in recent years can be perpetuated into the future. Executive councillor for youth...

By Selangor Journal Team  SHAH ALAM, June 19 — Selangor is in a far better position today than it was when Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari first took over the state government in 2018, the Menteri Besar said today ahead of the upcoming election.  Speaking at a special press conference in...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — The Finance Ministry is inviting members of the public to give their views and input on how to grow the country’s economy and, at the same time, actively play a role in helping to shape Malaysia's economic health.

MELAKA, May 16 — The duties of security personnel in ensuring peace and stability in the country has contributed significantly to the increase in foreign giant companies’ interest to invest in Malaysia, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has reached the end of its hiking cycle and will leave the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3.0 per cent for the rest of 2023, said BMI.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is expected to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent in the next monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting, said research houses.

WASHINGTON, April 5 — Economic growth and creating jobs for young people are two of the World Bank’s major concerns for the coming year, World Bank President David Malpass said on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — While continued economic activity expansion is expected to occur in 2023 as conditions normalise following the Covid-19 pandemic, labour market reforms must accelerate to support economic growth, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Malaysia’s near-term economic growth is expected to face challenges with the leading index (LI) decreasing 1.5 per cent to 108.5 points in January 2023 from 110.2 points in January 2022, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

By Ida Nadirah Ibrahim SHAH ALAM, March 13 — Selangor’s economic growth is expected to attract more investors in exploring the state’s potential as its economy grew at 5 per cent in 2021, exceeding the national gross domestic product (GDP) of 3.1 per cent. Sultan of Selangor Sultan...

JAKARTA, March 1 — The Asia-Pacific’s economy is expected to pick up in the short term with gross domestic product projected to expand by 3.1 per cent this year from 2.6 per cent in 2022.

By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar HULU SELANGOR, Feb 19 — Selangor has always consistently recorded economic growth and has received encouraging returns that will be given back to the people. State executive councillor for rural development Borhan Aman Shah said the state has continued to be the...

BENGALURU, Feb 16 — Thailand's economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter as reduced exports and factory activity, together with tightening monetary conditions, curbed private consumption, a Reuters poll of economists found.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — The strong gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 8.7 per cent for 2022 shows the recovery of consumer, business and investor confidence in the national economy, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who is also Finance Minister.