Malaysia's GDP contracts 4.5% y-o-y in 3Q21 amid July containment measures
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Malaysia's economy contracted 4.
Economic Report 2021/2022: Household debt swells to RM1.34 trillion, 89.6% of GDP
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): Malaysia's household debt climbed further to RM1.
Fitch Solutions revises upwards 2021 real GDP growth forecast for Malaysia to 1.5% from 0% as Covid-19 situation improves
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 25): Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research on Monday (Oct 25) said it had revised upwards its 2021 real gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for Malaysia to 1.
Malaysia’s household debt-to-GDP ratio improves to 89.6% at end-June
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Malaysia’s overall household debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio improved to 89.
12MP targets annual GDP growth of 4.5%-5.5%; GNI of RM57,882 by end-2025
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 27): The 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), a roadmap for the country’s development from 2021 to 2025, has set a target annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth of between 4.
A deeper economic issue than just building more affordable houses
Though it has been more than one year since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is still difficult to absorb the tremendous impact it has done to the country.
ECKL welcomes govt's announcement to move Klang Valley into Phase 2 of NRP; clearer prospects of achieving 4% GDP growth
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): Economic Club of Kuala Lumpur (ECKL) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar has welcomed the government’s announcement to move Klang Valley into the second phase of the National Recovery Plan (NRP), pointing out that this move will make the prospects of achieving 4% of gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year clearer.
Finance Minister: Malaysia on recovery path supported by reopening of economy
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): The Malaysian economy is now on the path to recovery supported by the reopening of more economic sectors and it is estimated to chart better growth for 2022, said Minister of Finance Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.
Political changes not expected to derail current economic policies, recovery plans, vaccination progress — UOB Research
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): The political changes in Malaysia are not expected to derail the current economic policies, recovery plans and vaccination progress, said UOB Research in a report.
Some economists still holding out hope for above 4% full-year GDP growth
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): Despite Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) move to slash growth forecast for 2021 to the 3% to 4% range, some economists are still holding out hope for growth to come in above 4% this year.
