BENGALURU, May 11 — Malaysia's economic growth likely gathered pace in the last quarter, driven by stronger demand following a relaxation of Covid-19 measures, but a prolonged slowdown in China could have significant knock-on effects, a Reuters poll found.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — Malaysia's economy is likely to grow 6.0 per cent this year, driven by the reopening of international borders, high vaccination rates, and as the country enters the transition to the endemic phase.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Malaysia’s economic activities had improved in 2021, leading to a gradual decline in the unemployment rate, but the country is still not out of the woods yet, said Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd chief economist Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 — Malaysia is expected to continue to chart economic recovery based on the smooth growth rate of the Leading Index (LI), which increased to 8.6 per cent to reach 109.5 points in September 2020 compared with 100.8 points in the same month in 2019, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) expects the country’s economy to continue its recovery trend based on the smoothed growth rate of leading index (LI), a predictive tool to anticipate upturns and downturns in the economy.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — Malaysian state-owned energy giant Petroliam Nasional Berhad said on Friday it would reshape its portfolio after swinging to a quarterly loss in the face of a coronavirus-related demand slump and lower oil prices.

KULAI, June 22 — The engagements sessions to discuss improvements to the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) involving ministries, state governments and agencies are expected to complete before the parliament session next month.