KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — Malaysia’s trade performance maintained its positive momentum in February 2025, recording a 5.9 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) growth to reach RM223.89 billion, said the Investment, Trade, and Industry Ministry (Miti).

ISLAMABAD, June 12 — Pakistan’s coalition government will present its budget today for the fiscal year to next June, which analysts expect to set ambitious fiscal targets, as it looks to strengthen the case for a new bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's former President Asif Ali Zardari won a second term today, supported by the ruling coalition in a vote by Parliament and regional assemblies.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves amounted to US$114.3 billion as at February 29, 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 29 — Malaysia’s international reserves amounted to US$114.85 billion at the end of January, while other foreign currency assets stood at US$2.30 million, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Bank Negara Malaysia believes the ringgit's current level does not reflect the Malaysian economy's positive prospects going forward, said its governor Datuk Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.

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WASHINGTON, Jan 15 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva said on Sunday that artificial intelligence (AI) will affect almost 40 per cent of jobs around the world, calling for a careful balance of policies to tap its potential, reported Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — AmBank (M) Bhd said Malaysia is on track to record a 4.0 per cent gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year and 4.5 per cent for 2024, following a marginal contraction in September’s Industrial Production Index (IPI).

SINGAPORE, Oct 18 — Malaysia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow 4.3 per cent in 2024, up from the 4.0 per cent growth expected for 2023.

MARRAKECH, Oct 11 — Discussions between Sri Lanka and all its creditors are ongoing, though the International Monetary Fund has not been informed about any specific agreements, its mission chief for the country said on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, Oct 10 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should remain a quota-based organisation which represents developing and emerging markets, a group of 24 states (G-24) said on Tuesday, reported Sputnik.

MARRAKECH, Morocco, Oct 10 — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its growth forecasts for China and the euro area and said overall global growth remained low and uneven despite what it called the "remarkable strength" of the US economy.

ISTANBUL, Oct 3 — Emerging economies need much more private financing for climate transition, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday.

TOKYO, Sept 26 — Japan could fall from its position as the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) second-largest shareholder, which it has held for more than three decades when the lender completes its quota reform by the end of 2023, reported Sputnik quoting a Japanese news agency Kyodo report on Tuesday, citing sources and documents.

NEW YORK, Sept 20 — The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva has said the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank will occur as planned on the same date in Marrakech.

JAKARTA, Sept 5 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended three main steps for Asean member countries to survive through the current difficult economic challenges, including inflationary pressures and liquidity tightening, the Antara news agency reported.

WASHINGTON, Sept 1 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns that the volume of global trade restrictions has nearly tripled in the last four years, IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath said on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — The Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) is likely nearing its optimal level based on historical factors where the rate hovered between three per cent and 3.25 per cent, an economist said.

WASHINGTON, May 4 — International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned on Thursday (May 4) that the world may split into rival economic blocs, at a time when global growth is at a historic low both in the near and medium term, reported Sputnik.