PETALING JAYA: Gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the third quarter is likely to have slowed due to weaknesses in supply side data and in line with a synchronised global slowdown, according to economists from two research houses. Maybank IB Research is estimating for growth to slow to 4.3% year-on-year (y-o-y) on contractions in the […]
Read MoreHONG KONG: Malaysia’s aviation-safety downgrade makes Asia the region with the most markets where airlines are restricted from US airspace. The US Federal Aviation Administration cut Malaysia to a Category 2 nation on Monday, banning the country’s carriers from setting up new flights to anywhere between New York and San Francisco. It cited deficiencies by […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The path towards Industry Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0) is not confined to just technology and digital transformation. A vital component of what lies in the future are the people – the way they work, where they work and how they are driving change with technology. Ken Holdings Bhd hospitality and arts deputy director Yvonne Tan […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – MIDF Research expects the Industrial Production Index (IPI) to continue expanding at a modest pace in the second half of this year (2H19) as the global trade war remains a major downside risk to global trade activities and manufacturing production. In a research note yesterday, the research house also said the […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – The value of construction work done in the third quarter 2019 (3Q19) contracted 0.6 per cent year-on-year at RM36.1 billion from RM35.9 billion in the second quarter of this year (2Q19), said Chief Statistician Malaysia Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin. He said civil the engineering subsector registered the highest growth […]
Read MorePONTIAN (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – As next weekend’s by-election in Johor’s Tanjung Piai draws closer, Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali on Sunday (Nov 10) said the government has plans to create another new economic corridor in the state. Datuk Seri Azmin said the proposed new economic corridor will be deliberated by his ministry and tabled […]
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