KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s producer price index (PPI), which measures the prices of goods at factory gate, eased to 10.9% in June 2022 as compared to 11.2% in the previous month. According to Datuk Mohd Uzir Mahidin, chief statistician at the National Statistics Department, all sectors in the country recorded a double-digit increase except for […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, July 27 – While it is still too early to see the full benefits, Malaysia’s exports have already shown significant growth after the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) kicked in, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali told Parliament today. He said that since the inception of RCEP in March until […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — The Vape Consumers Association Malaysia (VCAM) has today called for the Ministry of Health to rethink the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill and introduce laws to regulate the sale of vaping products. The association’s statement was in response to the government’s generational end-game proposal to ban the sale of smoking […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (July 26): Malaysia’s economy appears to be firmly on a recovery path, but ongoing inflation is inflicting hardship on certain segments, including low-income households, who have been disproportionately affected by rising price pressures, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). “There is some unevenness in the economic recovery… The rise in food prices in particular, […]
Read MoreTNG Digital – the owner and operator of Malaysia’s largest e-wallet company, Touch ‘n Go eWallet – has raised RM750 million (S$233 million) from an equity funding round that counts e-commerce giant Lazada among the investors. In a media release, TNG Digital said the latest funding round was a follow-on investment by TNG Digital’s current […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy is firmly on a recovery path supported by domestic activities and positive external demand. The economy is expected to grow steadily in 2022 and 2023 despite continuing challenges from rising cost pressures, the Russia-Ukraine military conflict and China’s strict containment measures of COVID-19, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri […]
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