KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — The 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) is expected to enhance Malaysia’s competitiveness by promoting high-value manufacturing through business and investor-friendly policies, say economists.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 — The implementation of a targeted diesel subsidy for consumers in Peninsular Malaysia, expected to save RM4 billion annually, will strengthen the government’s fiscal position and improve resource allocation while reducing fossil fuel consumption and carbon footprint.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — The Madani government's success in attracting investments last year, which rose 23 per cent to a historic high of RM329.5 billion, will create thousands of new jobs, including high-skilled jobs, for the people and raise their per capita income in the process.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — The ringgit is in a good position to strengthen in 2024, propelled by structural reforms and positive growth prospects, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) deputy governor Datuk Marzunisham Omar.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — The government should closely monitor production, supply, wholesale, and retail distribution systems to ensure no bottlenecks and profiteering in the market following the discontinuation of the chicken subsidy on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — Malaysia’s foreign direct investment is anticipated to rise more strongly, augmented by “friend-shoring” policies promoted by the US government and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s moves to enhance the country’s investment facilitation, said an economist.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — The surge of investment commitments in the digital economy sector is a clear signal of investor confidence and strong digital economic prospects in the near term, an economist said.

PUTRAJAYA, July 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to hold a virtual meeting with electric car giant Tesla’s chief executive officer Elon Musk tomorrow.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Malaysia jumped from 32nd to 27th in the 2023 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking (WCR), reflecting investor confidence and reaffirming the country’s commitment to current economic policies and strategic direction as the preferred destination for investment and trade.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 — Approval on emoluments for civil servants would be the first issue to be discussed at the Parliament session — the first under the government led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim before Budget 2023 is tabled again.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — The 25 basis points (bps) hike in the overnight policy rate (OPR) announced by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) today to 2.50 per cent in its fifth Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of 2022 is widely expected amid continued improvements in the domestic economy.

By Nasuha Badrul Huzaini SHAH ALAM, Aug 27 — The First Selangor Plan (RS-1) gives the state government a clear direction for where it wants to take its economy, says Senior Fellow and Director of the Economic Studies Programme (Southeast Asia) at the Jeffrey Cheah Institute, Sunway University,...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The Employees Provident Fund's (EPF) stellar performance in 2021 is in line with improved global and domestic economic conditions, which further reinforced its reputation as a well-managed pension fund management institution, said economists.

By Sherilyn Pang THE economic growth of Selangor reported by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) in August showed it exceeded the national gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019. Compared to all the other states, Selangor’s GDP grew the fastest at 6.7 per cent, with the federal...