PETALING JAYA: Despite all the projections that Malaysia is on track to achieve high-income nation status, renowned economists are of the view that the country is not yet ready unless it carries out structural reforms. But the onus does not fall entirely on the government as the willingness to change still needs to come from […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s increased investments in the first quarter of this year may convince investors to stay, thus, opening up employment opportunities, especially for fresh graduates, the Department of Statistic Malaysia (DOSM) said. Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin (pic) said according to data from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti), […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Seventy-two per cent of Malaysians ranked attractive salary and benefits as the most important employee value proposition (EVP) they seek in an ideal employer. Work-life balance comes in a close second at 69%, according to Randstad, the world’s leading human resources solutions agency. The agency yesterday released the results of its annual Employer […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Foreign investors remained net buyers of Malaysian bonds, albeit at a tapered pace, for the 13th consecutive month in May 2021. RAM Ratings said in a statement on Tuesday foreign investors’ overall holdings rose by RM1.9bil to RM247.9bil (April: +RM6.4bil), the weakest foreign inflow since September 2020. RAM’s economist, Nur Nadia Mazlan explained […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Foreign funds remained net sellers for the second straight week with net outflow of RM193.86mil last week against RM135.63mil in the preceding week, according to MIDF Research. “As the market reopened last Tuesday, foreign investors bought RM102.48mil net of local equities, with retailers and local institutions both as net buyers and net sellers […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: CGS-CIMB Equities Research is keeping its GDP forecast of 4.4% for 2021F, which incorporates the three phases of lockdown. In its strategy report on Monday, it expects the impact from the extension of phase one lockdown to be offset by greater leniency in sectors allowed to operate than our initial assumption and support […]
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