KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — The earlier-than-anticipated 25-basis-point (bps) increase in the overnight policy rate (OPR) to 2.0 per cent was viewed by research firms as having no impact on banks’ loan growth, though short-term volatility is anticipated.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The Malaysian automotive sector is expected to remain positive in 2022 with total industry volume (TIV) growth to increase 12-14 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), as the flood-induced supply disruption in January 2022 is temporary, said MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — MIDF Research has forecast gross domestic product (GDP) to grow at 5.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — Malaysia’s economy is expected to grow 3.7 per cent this year and further expand to 6.0 per cent in 2022 amid the recovery in economic activities, said MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd (MIDF Research) Economist Abdul Mui’zz Morhalim said the recovery in domestic economic...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — MIDF Research anticipates that manufacturing activities in Malaysia will strengthen further, bolstered by the recovery in domestic demand and robust trade performance.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd’s research arm (MIDF Research) believes that no new taxes would be introduced in Budget 2022 due to the lingering Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Banks will remain cautious on loan approvals as approval rates fell to 40.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 compared to 44.1 per cent in the same period in 2020, said MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — Foreign investors withdrew RM288.2 million net of local equities during the third week of 2021 compared to the RM326.1 million acquired in the preceding week.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Malaysia's electrical and electronics (E&E) sector stands to benefit from China's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), where the world's second largest economy is expected to emphasise on technological innovation amid the unresolved trade spat with the United States (US).