Malaysia's GDP contracts 4.5% y-o-y in 3Q21 amid July containment measures
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Malaysia's economy contracted 4.
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Malaysia's economy contracted 4.
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): Standard Chartered plc (StanChart) said on Friday (Oct 15) Malaysia is showing good signs of economic recovery, helped by the country's National Recovery Plan (NRP) which has been tasked to rejuvenate the local economy from the impact of Covid-19-driven movement restrictions under the various forms of the Movement Control Order (MCO) to curb the spread of the pandemic.
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 30): The Klang Valley and Melaka will transition to Phase 3 of the National Recovery Plan from Oct 1, while Kedah will move to Phase 2, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 14): Number forecast operators (NFOs) are set to resume operations today after receiving the green light from the government, local Chinese media reported.
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has urged the government to open up all economic sectors under the recovery phase and do away with the “approval letter” requirement and just base it on the vaccination rates and the digital certificate as the criteria and strictly following the standard operating procedures (SOPs).
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Employers are baffled by the latest standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the National Security Council for regions in Phases 1, 2 and 3 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP).
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 19): The government today announced further resumption of economic and social activities including night markets, dine-in meals, no-contact sports, and camping for states in Phase 1 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) from Friday (Aug 20) onwards.
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.
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): The government has decided to allow non-essential activities in the manufacturing, construction, mining and quarrying sectors for all states under Phases 1, 2 and 3 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) from tomorrow (Aug 16).
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 8): Individuals who are fully vaccinated are allowed to eat out in states that have moved into Phase 2 of National Recovery Plan (NRP), as the government eases the movement control measures from Tuesday (Aug 10).