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Malaysia’s CPI stays at 3.7% in Feb

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s inflation rate in February 2023 remained at 3.7%, led higher by growing costs in food and hospitality. The rate of increase, which brought the consumer price index (CPI) to 129.8, was on a par with the increase in January, and higher than the 3.6% median forecast of a Reuters poll of economists. […]

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Malaysia: Bank Negara reserves slip to RM509bil

KUALA LUMPUR: The international reserves of Bank Negara amounted to US$114bil (RM509.5bil) as of March 15, down marginally from US$114.3bil (RM510.8bil) as of Feb 28. “The reserves position is sufficient to finance five months of imports of goods and services,” the central bank said in a statement. Bank Negara said the main components of the […]

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Malaysia: Potential in raising the ease of doing business

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) foresees vast potential for nudging and behavioural insights (BI) in increasing the ease of doing business in Malaysia. Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz, said BI could be utilised in reducing compliance costs and deploying the optimum level of resources on regulatory or procedural […]

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Malaysia: Narrower trade surplus likely this year

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is expected to register narrower trade surplus this year amid the anticipated slowdown in export and import growth in the months ahead. That is the view shared by most economists who cited the downward risks posed by the US and European economies. They believed the banking crisis in these developed economies could […]

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