PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s consumer price index (CPI), which is the official measure of inflation, is expected to remain at the current elevated levels. When contacted by StarBiz, economists opined that given the presence of persistent price pressures, the latest CPI figures for September slated to be announced today could also see an increase, similar to […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Malaysia is expected to announce another smashing economic growth rate for the third quarter of 2022 (3Q22) amid very strong economic data and early signs of growth weakness ahead. Initial expectations was for domestic growth to hit a soft patch in the second half of the year, but 3Q22 looks set remain strong […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia’s exports rose 30.1 per cent in September, slightly below forecast, government data showed on Wednesday. September’s exports had been expected to rise 31.2 per cent, according to 15 economists surveyed in a Reuters poll. Imports in September grew 33 per cent from a year earlier, data from the International Trade and […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian retail investors have the potential to channel US$35bil (RM165bil) towards top environmental, social, and governance (ESG) priorities, particularly the financing of climate transition by 2030, according to Standard Chartered. Its “Sustainable Banking Report 2022: Mobilising retail investor capital” found that US$8.2 trillion (RM38.7 trillion) of investable retail wealth could be channelled into […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, as a leading nation in the Muslim world, still has much to offer in best practices, trade and innovation, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed (pix). The country is a role model for the halal economy and has positioned itself as a prime mover of the global […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The Statistics Department is carrying out a study on income patterns and basic facilities, which are important elements in the review of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which will be held next year on the country’s inflation rate, according to chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin. Uzir said income pattern would have […]
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