Economic Report 2021/2022: Malaysian capital markets remain vibrant, gross funds raised increased 16.3% to RM163b as at July 2021
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): Malaysia’s capital markets remained vibrant, with gross funds raised increasing by 13.
Economic Report 2021/2022: Malaysia's inflation set to moderate to 2.1% in 2022 on better economic prospects, stable oil prices
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): Malaysia's inflation, measured by the consumer price index (CPI), is expected to moderate from current levels to 2.
Economic Report 2021/2022: Government to consider consumption-based tax in order to reduce reliance on direct taxes
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): The government is currently considering options to reduce the reliance on direct taxes and widen the revenue base by shifting to consumption-based tax under the Medium-Term Revenue Strategy (MTRS) framework.
Malaysian economy to grow faster at 5.5%-6.5% in 2022 vs 3%-4% in 2021
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): The country's economic growth is expected to accelerate to 5.
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.
Economic Report 2021/2022: Pandemic cut per capita income by 6.5%, relegated households to lower-income brackets
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): Covid-19 has had a scarring impact on incomes, giving rise to the emergence of new vulnerable groups while compounding existing issues of under-underemployment and youth unemployment in the nation, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) said.
Economic Report 2021/2022: RM18.2b of 1MDB-linked assets seized, recovered
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): A total of RM18.
Pavilion REIT 3Q net property income falls 22% on higher operating expenses, lower revenue
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 28): Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust's (REIT) net property income (NPI) for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2021 (3QFY21) fell 22.
Apex court sets Feb 16 next year to hear leave to appeal in Najib and son's income tax appeal
PUTRAJAYA (Oct 29): The Federal Court on Friday (Oct 29) fixed Feb 16 next year to hear the appeals of former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) and his son Datuk Nazifuddin Najib over the summary judgement entered against them over unpaid taxes of RM1.
No mixing of booster shots for Pfizer recipients, decision on AstraZeneca soon, says Khairy
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): The Health Ministry has recommended the same type of vaccine as booster shot for recipients of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.
