Housing affordability: The reality

To many, the building of over-priced houses by “profit-seeking” developers has caused the aggravation of housing affordability in the country, thereby leading to a spike in the number of overhangs in the market.

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Aspen Group putting high hopes on glove making

Penang-based property developer Aspen (Group) Holdings Limited (Aspen Group) has announced the company’s latest venture into the rubber glove manufacturing business in August this year, as a move to diversify from its property development business.

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Non-financial corporate debt servicing capacity still above prudent level in 1H20

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): Despite the expected weakening in financial health among non-financial corporates (NFCs) due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the aggregate indicator of the debt- servicing capacity of NFCs has remained above the prudent threshold, reflecting the reasonably healthy financial conditions prior to the pandemic, according to Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) Financial Stability Review for the first half of 2020 (1H20).

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