KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 ― Malaysia’s manufacturing sales in January 2022 grew 13.1 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM139 billion compared to the same month in 2021, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). However, the sales value decreased by 3.4 per cent against the previous month. Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin […]
Read MoreThe implementation of Capital Gains Tax has been delayed for another two years to reduce the pandemic’s impact on the real estate market as the government sets a range of stimulus programs for economic recovery. The Ministry of Economy and Finance stated in an announcement dated March 9 that the ministry has submitted a request […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The net inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI) soared by 54.2 percent to hit an all-time high of $10.52 billion last year, as global investors returned following the country’s exit from the pandemic-induced recession, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said. BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said the amount last year topped the previous […]
Read MoreThe petrol price hike, which has led to an increase in nearly all goods and services, from food to medicine to fertilizer, has caused consumers constant anxiety. The domestic retail fuel price was adjusted five times from the beginning of the year to March 2. E5 petrol price increased by VND2,918 per liter compared with […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased 4.3 per cent in January 2022 compared with the same month of the previous year, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) said. Chief statistician Datuk Sri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the expansion of IPI was contributed by the increment of 6.8 per cent in the manufacturing index […]
Read MoreSingapore is seeking to attract higher-calibre foreign workers under a new points-based visa system, as part of the government’s broader push to boost local employment while positioning itself as a global city, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng said. “What we are trying to do is to be able to differentiate the high talent, the really […]
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