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CANBERRA, Sept 14 — High overseas migration has driven Australia's rate of population growth to its highest level in over a decade.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — The domestic retail sector is expected to maintain its growth trajectory throughout the rest of this year, said MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, expects Bank Negara Malaysia to hold its overnight policy rate at 3.00 per cent until the end of 2024 as domestic inflation continues to ease amid slowing economic growth.

SEOUL, Aug 29 — South Korea's finance ministry on Tuesday proposed a budget of 656.9 trillion won (US$495 billion) for 2024, marking the slowest on-year growth since 2005, as the country aims to tighten its belt amid economic uncertainties.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — Real estate technology group Juwai IQI expects Malaysia’s gross domestic product  to grow by 4.7 per cent this year, with a forecast of 4.9 per cent for 2024.

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Aug 10 — Malaysia’s data centre-related investments has increased exponentially from 2021 to March 2023, with investments totalling RM76 billion, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — Malaysian think tanks have given their big “yay” to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Madani Economy policy framework to prosper Malaysia sustainably and to further safeguard the people's wellbeing.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, foresees Malaysia’s household spending to grow by 5.0 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2023 and will continue its steady growth towards 2024 as the economic recovery feeds through into strong real consumer spending growth.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — Despite moderating in the fourth quarter (4Q) of 2022, headline inflation is expected to remain elevated in 2023, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — The government is targeting a 20 per cent growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic direct investment (DDI) this year, up from the RM163.3 billion and RM101.3 billion recorded in 2022, respectively.

BEIJING, March 5 — China set a modest target for economic growth this year of around 5 per cent on Sunday as it kicked off the annual session of its National People's Congress (NPC), which is poised to implement the biggest government shake-up in a decade.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — The Malaysian economy is anticipated to grow at a more moderate pace this year following a strong recovery in 2022 as economies around the world continue to struggle to sustain growth, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Malaysia’s headline inflation increased to 3.3 per cent in 2022 compared with 2.5 per cent in 2021, while core inflation averaged higher at 3 per cent from 0.7 per cent in 2021, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Standard Chartered Bank has forecast that Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is likely to ease to 4.0 per cent this year following 2022’s 8.8 per cent estimate.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd Research (HLIB Research) projects Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth to moderate to 4.0 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2023 as the base effects and initial boost from pent-up demand wane.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 — RAM Rating Services Bhd (RAM Ratings) expects Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) to remain respectable in 2023 despite a slower growth forecast of 4.3 per cent compared with 8.2 per cent growth projection for 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 — Malaysia’s economy posted a sterling growth of 8.9 pct in the second quarter (Q2) of 2022 as domestic demand continued to strengthen, underpinned by the steady recovery in labour market conditions and ongoing policy support.

JAKARTA, Aug 5 — Indonesia's economic growth accelerated in the April-June quarter amid an export boom driven by rising commodity prices, official data showed on Friday, but monetary tightening, rising inflation and a global recession risk threaten the outlook.

HANOI, July 6 — The Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) forecast a 4.3 per cent growth for the Asean+3 (Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus China, Japan, and South Korea) region this year, slightly lower than its previous forecast.