PETALING JAYA: HSBC expects the economic recovery in Malaysia to be quite strong this year, with the gross domestic product (GDP) set to expand 5.6% despite the impact of the recent floods in the country. James Cheo, chief investment officer for South-East Asia at HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth, said key drivers to the […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: HSBC expects the economic recovery in Malaysia to be quite strong this year, with the gross domestic product (GDP) set to expand 5.6 per cent despite the impact of the recent floods in the country. James Cheo, chief investment officer for Southeast Asia at HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth, said key drivers […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade sales in November 2021 recorded the highest level seen on record, increasing by 7.0 per cent year-on-year to RM118.1 billion, breaching the previous month’s level of RM116.2 billion, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the increase was attributed […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Malaysia has been ranked 13th in the latest Nikkei Covid-19 Recovery Index after almost two years of battling the Covid-19 pandemic, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. In a post on Facebook tonight, he said the Nikkei Covid-19 Recovery Index highlights a divide between Asia and the […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — Malaysia’s industrial production in November rose 9.4 per cent from a year earlier, above forecast, government data showed today. November’s industrial production was expected to rise 7.3 per cent, according to 10 economists surveyed in a Reuters poll. — Reuters
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 ― The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar today as technical correction continues due to profit-taking activities amid firmer oil prices, dealers said. At 9am, the local currency was traded at 4.1920/1932 against the greenback from 4.1860/1880 at yesterday’s close. The climb in crude oil prices, which saw Brent crude […]
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