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Malaysian Inflation Isn’t Misbehaving, Central Banker Says

(Bloomberg) — Malaysia’s inflation currently isn’t misbehaving, giving the central bank room to keep up its “conditional pause,” according to a senior official. “If it’s food prices and all the supply shocks, we have a history of seeing through those shocks,” Bank Negara Malaysia’s Assistant Governor Fraziali Ismail said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s […]

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Malaysia: Consumer sector to ride on resilient demand and tourism

PETALING JAYA: The outlook for the consumer sector remains positive with robust retail trade projected following increased tourism activities and resilient demand for staple-related products. According to MIDF Research, retailers such as Aeon Co (M) Bhd, Padini Holdings Bhd, QL Resources Bhd, Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd (F&N) should benefit from the upward trend in retail sales this year. The research […]

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Malaysia: GDP growthsustainable

PETALING JAYA: While Malaysia’s trade growth has started to decelerate in line with consensus expectations of a weaker global economy, industry analysts are of the view that strong domestic demand, particularly private consumption and private investment, will help to sustain the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) expansion this year. Economic and financial data are signalling […]

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